IS MIGRATION A PROBLEM FOR EU WELFARE STATES ? WHAT ROLE CAN THE EU PLAY IN ‘MANAGING’ MIGRATION?

The migration problem' is defined as the migration of people that crosses national borders, by contrasting it to social mobility. This paper considers the transformation of the Keynesian Welfare State by focusing on the notion of social citizenship which is challenged by the presence of immigrants and gives, as a result, birth to welfare chauvinism. This paper then explores the role the EU has in 'managing' migration by considering the common EU migration policy and its impact on member states. By analysing the notion of 'external governance' and the 'safe third country' principle, this article concludes that the current EU migratory policy resembles to a 'fortress'.