The Genealogy of the Dutch ‘Asylum and Reception Crisis’ in Ter Apel and Its Connec-tion With the EU Border and Migration Management
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2023-12-03
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This study aimed to uncover the genealogy of the ‘asylum and reception crisis’ in Ter Apel, the Netherlands and finding its connection with EUropean border management. Formulating a theoretical framework entwining the b/ordering and othering process with racist biopolitics, the conceptual foundation was formed. The framework guided the explanation of the border threefold, paper, iron and camp border, applied to EUropean and Dutch context. Three border manifestations, Dublin Regulation, Hotspot Approach and Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism, revealed how EUrope puts its border rhetoric into practice. The analysis of the Dutch ‘crisis’ sought a profound understanding of its roots. The theoretical framework developed a justification for subjecting people to the misery of the ‘crisis’: people sleeping outside in an abandoned space is a result of b/ordering and othering intertwined with racist biopolitics. The border threefold was employed in the Dutch case analysis to describe the asylum procedure (paper border), the gate around the reception center, and irregular border checks (iron border), and the field of Ter Apel and reception centers nationwide (camp border). Lastly, the link between border manifestations and the Dutch crisis underscored a shared issue at both EU and national levels: a lack of responsibility-taking and sharing.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen