Papers by Michela Ceccorulli
Routledge eBooks, Jun 4, 2020
This article considers how a major influx of migrants from North Africa and the Middle East durin... more This article considers how a major influx of migrants from North Africa and the Middle East during 2015 led to an EU-initiated collective securitisation of the Schengen space. The events of 2015 represented an internal crisis for the EU. This was not simply because migration stretched host country facilities and created political division within and between the member states. The uncoordinated reintroduction of border controls by some member states threatened the unravelling of the Schengen Agreement itself. The consequent security discourse which then gained currency in EU documents strongly underlined the need 'to go back to normality' and 'to go back to Schengen', not only to manage increasingly tense relations among member states but also to preserve what was seen as a core achievement of the EU. Contrary to the expectations of mainstream literature on securitisation, the policies enacted in response to the securitisation of Schengen have violated neither 'normal politics' of the EU nor existing or planned policies on migration and asylum despite the wide contestation of current EU migration and asylum practices. The article concludes that the normative dimension behind this collective securitisation should not be underestimated or too easily discounted.
La strategia europea di contrasto al traffico dei migranti: il caso della Libia
The fight against human smuggling has become one of the main cornerstones of the strategy develop... more The fight against human smuggling has become one of the main cornerstones of the strategy developed by the EU to contrast irregular immigration, in particular since the migrant crisis of summer 2015. Analysing the case of the EU approach to Libya, the article highlights the characteristics of the smuggling market in relation to the country\u2019s \u201cwar economy\u201d, and above all the role that these resources can play in strengthening specific actors, including the various militias. Overall, the international political economy perspective adopted here shows how dynamics of co-optation/competition associated with human smuggling \u2013 as well as some external policies \u2013 are altering the political balance within the complex Libyan framework, transforming local economies and challenging security structures in ways that they could potentially have a profound impact on Libya\u2019s stability, on the security of the Mediterranean and therefore on the long-term interests of the EU
Security governance, Copenaghen e Parigi: verso un approccio di sintesi allo studio della sicurezza
Franco Angeli eBooks, 2012
Analisi di tre scuole di pensiero sulla sicurezza e della loro compatibilit\ue
The EU’s approach to Libya and the ‘War on Smuggling’
From Ukraine to the Mediterranean: Italy and the governance of migration
Contemporary Italian Politics
Italy and Migration: Justice on this Side of the Mediterranean
The European Union in International Affairs, 2020
The European Union, North Africa and Transatlantic Regional Cooperation
Il secondo pilastro: la PESC e la PESD
Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana eBooks, 2015
La storia della PESC e della PESD ha visto una successione di importanti passi avanti e altrettan... more La storia della PESC e della PESD ha visto una successione di importanti passi avanti e altrettanto rilevanti battute d'arresto, che hanno sottolineato i limiti del coordinamento in una materia saldamente ancorata all'interesse nazional
The Mediterranean as a buffer: confining irregular migrants in North Africa
The aim of this chapter is to identify how and with what effect the European Union has attempted ... more The aim of this chapter is to identify how and with what effect the European Union has attempted to contain irregular migrants in North Africa countries, the main origin and transit routes to Europe
The EU's External Governance of Migration
The migration dimension in EU-Libya relations
The EU's External Governance of Migration, 2021
Conceptualizing Multilateral Security Governance
The concept of \u2018security governance\u2019 (SG) has increasingly gained currency in academic ... more The concept of \u2018security governance\u2019 (SG) has increasingly gained currency in academic literature. In its initial appearances at the beginning of the 21st Century, the concept drew a sharp contrast with existing theoretical and analytical approaches, especially against the emergence of the mutated state system in Europe. The most recent understandings of the term, and those we deem more useful both from the theoretical and empirical points of view, underline the dual character of international politics, displaying both new and traditional features. In particular, the term becomes especially relevant to studies, including this book, that aim to understand and assess the European Union (EU)\u2019s role in multilateral frameworks of cooperation. Thus, we endorse \u2018multilateral security governance\u2019 (MSG) as a conceptual framework for understanding complex forms of regulation and coordination among different actors at different levels
EU migration terms, definitions and concepts: Perspectives of justice
Arena eBooks, 2017
This chapter examines terms, concepts and definitions on migration through the lens of the three ... more This chapter examines terms, concepts and definitions on migration through the lens of the three conceptions of justice developed by GLOBUS: Justice as non-domination, justice as impartiality, and justice as mutual recognition. In view of these perspectives of justice, the EU migration concepts and definitions reveal the tensions and potential contradictions existing both between different demands of justice and within different components of the EU Migration System of Governance (EUMSG)
PREDICT: Projections and Relevant Effects of Demographic Implications, Changes, and Trends
The EU Migration System of Governance: Justice on the Move
Palgrave Macmillan, 2021
The Role of Mobility and Border Security in EU-Azerbaijan Relations: How Far They Can Go?
In recent years, challenges such as international terrorism, transnational organized crime and il... more In recent years, challenges such as international terrorism, transnational organized crime and illegal immigration have rendered mobility and border security top priorities and issues for cooperation among international actors. This article looks specifically at mobility and related border concerns as key topics in relations between the European Union and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has become a crucial ally for the European Union for multiple reasons. First, it is located in a strategic position, at the crossroads between East and West; second, it has recently become a key actor in the energy game, proposing itself as an alternative and reliable source of energy; third, it is member of the Eastern Neighborhood, where regional stability has direct bearing upon the EU\u2019s security. By outlining the ways in which these challenges may also be potentially disruptive for Azerbaijan\u2019s national interests and overall security, the article considers the extent of existing cooperation on mobility and border security, up until the recent signature of the Mobility Partnership (2013). While relations have rapidly expanded over recent years, the article concludes that without a clear regional vision of the EU or proper coordination on these transborder issues, further development will be impeded
The EU’s Normative Ambivalence and the Migrant Crisis: (In) Actions of (In) Justice
On Regions and Regional Framings: the Missing Link between the European Union and the Caspian Sea Basin
That the European Union acknowledges the relevance of the Caspian Sea basin is clearly confirmed ... more That the European Union acknowledges the relevance of the Caspian Sea basin is clearly confirmed by the centrality of this regional complex in its overall energy strategy and policy. Promotion of sustainable development of energy resources; exchange of policy, regulatory and technical know-how; deployment and advancement of new energy sources; modernization of existing and the promotion of new energy infrastructures and transportation systems: all these issues figure prominently in the European Union\u2019s approach toward the Caspian. Resource-related issues assessed, is there a European Union\u2019s strategy toward the Caspian in the same vein as it exists for Central Asia? Going even further than that: is the Caspian recognized as a region or does it represents a frontier among other regional complexes? While covering the energy domain, the chapter considers whether regional policies have been envisaged to face challenges and in which sectors, with a peculiar attention to the transnational issues addressed in the first part of this work (geopolitical positioning; hard and soft security threats)
The aim of this work is to provide informed insights about the main understandings on security go... more The aim of this work is to provide informed insights about the main understandings on security governance. ‘Security governance’ as a concept is investigated, and the theoretical assumptions upon which or against which the term is built presented. Security governance literature lacks of a reflection upon the understanding and construction of ‘security’; instead, attempts at bridging the literature on security with that on security governance may enhance the theoretical and empirical relevance of the term. The analysis of the European system of security governance will emphasise how the post-Westphalian nature of states within Europe renders security regulation efforts different from those of other systems. Against this background, prospect of cooperation do not only depend on the possible exportation of the European system of security governance, but also on compatible interests among different actors and on European reliability as a security actor in cooperative efforts.
‘I’ll take two.’ Migration, terrorism, and the Italian military engagement in Niger and Libya
Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 2020
ABSTRACT In January 2018, the Italian parliament approved a new military operation in Niger and a... more ABSTRACT In January 2018, the Italian parliament approved a new military operation in Niger and an extension to the existing deployment in Libya. Italian leaders explicitly cast this as a ‘pivot’ to Africa, a ‘relocation of troops’ from Afghanistan and Iraq to the Sahel and Northern Africa. What factors underlie this strategic shift? Despite the importance of this question, to date, little analysis of the decision-making process underpinning the recent change has been forthcoming. The article seeks to address this gap through an analysis of the parliamentary debates on the missions. Specifically, it examines the ‘relative importance’ of the two threats/challenges motivating the interventions: irregular immigration into the E.U. (and the related smuggling phenomena) and transnational terrorism. The article contributes to the ongoing debate on the evolution of the Italian foreign, security and defence policy in the broader Mediterranean, offering insights for comparative analyses with other states engaged in those contexts.
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