Irregular Migration As a Challenge for Democracy

"[.] we need both the scholarly analysis and reflection presented in this volume, and we need informed political innovation within and between Europe's nation-states."-from the Foreword by Prof. Dr. Kristian Berg Harpviken, Peace Research Institute Oslo *** "This is a timely and elaborate volume interested in the question to what extent the challenge of irregular migration poses a challenge to democracy. The authors approach this issue from different ethical, legal and political angles. They do not shy away from developing concrete recommendations as to what the European Union could do when faced with migratory pressures. Overall, therefore, a highly recommendable contribution."- Prof. Dr. Florian Trauner, Vrije Universiteit Brussel *** Immigration has emerged as the defining issue of our times. The challenge that the immigration issue poses to the future of European democracy is real. Immigration itself is a genuine challenge, but the fundamental challenge that immigration brings to the fore is a domestic one; it is about fundamentally different political visions that cut through the citizenry of Europe's nation states. With that, it becomes critically important how these nation-states, through their democratic institutions, tackle immigration. We need both the scholarly analysis and reflection presented in this volume, and we need informed political innovation within and between Europe's nation-states. (Series: European Integration and Democracy Series, Vol. 5) [Subject: Human Rights Law, Migration Studies, European Law]

Elzbieta Kuzelewska - Chair of the Centre for Direct Democracy Studies (CDDS) at the Faculty of Law, University of Bialystok, she holds a master degree in law and a PhD degree in political science. Her research fields include direct democracy, European integration and contemporary political systems. Dariusz Kloza is full-time with the Research Group on Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and part-time with the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). He is a founding member of the Brussels Laboratory for Data Protection & Privacy Impact Assessments (d.pia.lab) at VUB-LSTS. He also freelances at the Centre for Direct Democracy Studies (CDDS) at University of Bialystok. His expertise concentrates on the governance of privacy and personal data protection, in particular on the notion of impact assessments for emerging technologies. He holds both an LL.M. in Law and Technology (2010) from the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) at Tilburg University (with distinction) and a master degree in law from the University of Bialystok (2008), having studied at the University of Copenhagen (2007-2008).