Migrants, refugees, asylum seekers – these are “the Others“ arriving in a new, often unknown and hostile destination. Even if the place of arrival (or residence) is an otherwise democratic, fully rights-protective European state, “the Others“ encounter often not merely social hostility but also severe restrictions in adhesion policy, expulsions rules and other practices of...
Governmental xenophobia targeting the internal “Others“ in Europe
The instruments of enforcing the strategy of “governmental xenophobia“, even though being used mostly against foreigners – the migrants, ale also implemented towards another category of minorities, who have been part of European societies for many centuries, living here legally and peacefully: the Roma people. The type of hostility and demonization of that group is...
Security-based migration laws in Europe. Crimmigration against “the Others“
Since 1990. European societies have become more and more distant towards migrants who started to be perceived as the “Others“. This fueled the expansion of anti-immigration discourse, followed by increasing fear of migrants and its presence. It reflected on the decisions taken by the member states‘ governments and strongly influenced the process of creation of...
Undocumented migrants as (non)Others of Europe
This paper engages with legal and political discourses aiming to respond to the increasing presence of undocumented migrants in the European Union. It outlines a thought experiment inspired by the realisation that the contemporary perception and treatment of undocumented migrants as the Other of Europe coincides with the elements shared by most proposals for definition...