Strategies to Exclude: Temporariness and Return/Readmission Policies of the EU
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Legal Framework for EU Migration Policy: Strict Differentiation between Regular and Irregular Migration
3. Two of Restriction(s) in Migration: Two Interconnected and Reinforcing Strategies
3.1. Restrictions of Permanent Settlement or Immigration via Temporariness
3.2. Return Policies
3.2.1. Forced and Voluntary Return
3.2.2. Readmission as an Integral Part of Return Policies
4. Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samuk, Ş.; Ince-Beqo, G.; Hennebry, J.L. Strategies to Exclude: Temporariness and Return/Readmission Policies of the EU. Soc. Sci. 2024, 13, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090448
Samuk Ş, Ince-Beqo G, Hennebry JL. Strategies to Exclude: Temporariness and Return/Readmission Policies of the EU. Social Sciences. 2024; 13(9):448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090448
Chicago/Turabian StyleSamuk, Şahizer, Gül Ince-Beqo, and Jenna L. Hennebry. 2024. "Strategies to Exclude: Temporariness and Return/Readmission Policies of the EU" Social Sciences 13, no. 9: 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090448