title: Freedom of movement vs. exclusion: a reinterpretation of the "insider"-"outsider" divide in the European Union.
abstract: "This article argues that the question of free movement vs. exclusion within the European Union (EU) can be addressed satisfactorily only if we move away from the narrow state-centrism inherent in the current debate. What is required is to 'open' the state concept and examine the implications of state-society relations for EU policy making. Once this is done, it can be seen that the exclusionist stance of the immigration policy and the essentially intergovernmental nature of the policy making are due to an implicit contract between states and constituents implied by the concepts of nationality and citizenship. According to this perspective, the focus on the state or the political elite alone is too one-sided and misses the more complex factors bearing upon EU policy making in this area."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugur
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005062:European Union; D009938:Organizations; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy
keywords: Demographic Factors; European Community; International Migration; Migration; Migration Policy; Nationality; Organizations; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy