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Kasen Ritchie, Dianna (2019)

GIVE ME (NEO)LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH: A CRITICAL READING OF THE EU’S EXTERNAL BORDER REGIME AS DERIVED FROM GREECE’S GOLDEN VISAS V. ASYLUM PROCEDURE

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

This thesis seeks to rectify the paradox of liberal state inclusion by assessing the impact of neoliberalism on the criteria for state inclusion, and thus the values that underpin Europeanness. This shall be done through a comparative study of the policies and praxis in Greece governing migrants on the two polar ends of the socioeconomic spectrum: asylum seekers migrating without state authorisation v. investor migrants passing through so-called ‘Golden Visa’ programmes. The former group is comprised of individuals forced to flee to survive, yet unable to migrate lawfully to a region where they may apply for asylum due to an absence of safe, legal channels. The latter, though they certainly may have non-economic incentives to migrate, ultimately purchase state inclusion as an asset which suits their needs. This comparison juxtaposes the readiness of the state to grant inclusion on humanitarian grounds against its willingness to grant inclusion as a function of the market.

Migration

Golden Visa

EU External Border

Asylum

Neoliberalism

Author

Kasen Ritchie, Dianna

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Global Conflict in the Modern Era

Supervisors

Valk, John-Harmen

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en