Book contents
- European Societies, Migration, and the Law
- European Societies, Migration, and the Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 European Societies, Migration, and the Law
- Part I Making the ‘Other’ – The Construction of ‘Otherness’
- Part II The Operation of Legal ‘Othering’ and the National–Foreigner Dichotomy in the EU
- Part III After the Arrival of the ‘Others’ – Reactions to the ‘Refugee Crisis’ of 2015
- 11 The Reception of Asylum Seekers in Europe
- 12 Integration Impossible? Ethnic Nationalism and Refugee Integration in Bulgaria
- 13 Refugees’ Integration into the Labour Market
- Part IV ‘Othering’ in the EU
- Part V European Societies, ‘Otherness’, Migration, and the Law
- Bibliography
- Index
12 - Integration Impossible? Ethnic Nationalism and Refugee Integration in Bulgaria
from Part III - After the Arrival of the ‘Others’ – Reactions to the ‘Refugee Crisis’ of 2015
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020
- European Societies, Migration, and the Law
- European Societies, Migration, and the Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 European Societies, Migration, and the Law
- Part I Making the ‘Other’ – The Construction of ‘Otherness’
- Part II The Operation of Legal ‘Othering’ and the National–Foreigner Dichotomy in the EU
- Part III After the Arrival of the ‘Others’ – Reactions to the ‘Refugee Crisis’ of 2015
- 11 The Reception of Asylum Seekers in Europe
- 12 Integration Impossible? Ethnic Nationalism and Refugee Integration in Bulgaria
- 13 Refugees’ Integration into the Labour Market
- Part IV ‘Othering’ in the EU
- Part V European Societies, ‘Otherness’, Migration, and the Law
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Stuck between politics of ethnic nationalism and multiple responsibilities under international legal regimes, Bulgaria has introduced a laissez-passer integration model for refugees which is in stark contrast with integration policies in Western Europe, but ironically achieves similar results of 'othering' and exclusion. The reception of asylum-seekers and refugees has been similar in other Central and Eastern Europen countries, if not more problematic. This paper looks at the reasons for the preference for such an approach and claims that ethnic nationalism is still alive, albeit well disguised. Engaging with theories of 'othering' and 'otherness' from a historico-legal perspective, it aims to illustrate that, despite insurmountable differences between East and West, the increased mixed migratory flows of 2015 onwards have paradoxically contributed to more cohesion in response to migration and integration on a European level.
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- European Societies, Migration, and the LawThe ‘Others' amongst ‘Us', pp. 230 - 246Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020