Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2014, 22(3):29-44 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.435

Schengen Area - Fortress Europe?

Markéta Novotná
Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta mezinárodních vztahů (marketa.novotn@gmail.com).

The aim of this study is to present the contemporary research of the Schengen area and to prove theoretically as well as empirically that the notion of Fortress Europe is only a misleading conception that the media may find attractive, but which does not depict the reality fully. The reason is, that he concept of a fortress evokes a contrast between the inside and the outside. Nevertheless, the empirical data show that the binary oppositions like 'inside - outside', 'security - free movement' or 'EU citizens - third country citizens' are simplified. Firstly, the paper focuses on the Schengen area itself. Secondly, the contemporary research in the field of the Schengen co-operation is presented. Thirdly, the study aims at the analysis of the current situation and links it to the context of the contemporary research. It presents quantitative as well as qualitative data. This is the main contribution of the paper since the current development is not very well explored.

Keywords: Schengen area, free movement of persons, fortress Europe, third country foreigners, Arab Spring, re-imposing of border controls
JEL classification: F22, F5, F60, J15, J61

Published: June 1, 2014  Show citation

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