The foundation of FRONTEX and its relation to Muslim terrorism : The theory of focusing events applied to the foundation and growth of Europe’s external border institute
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wiering, M.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ham, Tim van | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis investigates the external border policy of the European Union. Due to the Schengen Agreement, the borders within the European Union are open, so there is free movement of people, goods, services and capital. The consequence of such open external borders is that the external borders policy has to be very strict. Spijkerboer (2006) shows that the external border policy of the European Union is, indirectly, causing hundreds of deaths every year. FRONTEX is the European institution that is responsible for the external border controls. It was founded by the European Commission and the European Council in 2004. The timing of this founding raises interest: it was relatively short after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Shortly after the founding of this organization two terrorist attacks occurred, one in Madrid and one in London. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, after these attacks, the budget of FRONTEX grew enormously (see: http://www.frontex.eu.int/budget_and_finance/). This research will attempt to answer the question whether there is a relationship between these attacks and the founding of FRONTEX. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2575 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | Bachelor Geografie, Planologie en Milieu | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Bachelor Geografie, Planologie en Milieu | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Bachelor | en_US |
| dc.title | The foundation of FRONTEX and its relation to Muslim terrorism : The theory of focusing events applied to the foundation and growth of Europe’s external border institute | en_US |
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