The main research question that this thesis will try to answer is: “Who dictated the European Community policy concerning migration for Third Country Nationals during the 1970s and 1980s: the...Show moreThe main research question that this thesis will try to answer is: “Who dictated the European Community policy concerning migration for Third Country Nationals during the 1970s and 1980s: the European Commission or the member states?”.This thesis is divided into three parts. Firstly, it examines the relationships inside the European Community and member states from a theoretical perspective to propose several hypotheses to explain who dictated European migration policy. To test these hypotheses based on empirical research, chapters 2 and 3 will look at the positions of the European Commission and the European member states respectively.It seems more likely that when considering our hypotheses, the perspective of member states dictating European Community policy was more likely. Even though this paper established that the European Commission had received a competence in migration policy, the ones ultimately in power were the member states themselves.Show less
