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Morals and the right to free movement - Insiders, outsiders and Europe’s migration crisis




AuthorsHeinikoski Saila

PublisherDe Gruyter

Publication year2017

JournalNordic Journal of Migration Research

Journal acronymNJMR

Volume7

Issue1

First page 47

Last page55

Number of pages9

ISSN1799-649X

eISSN1799-649X

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2017-0002

Web address https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/njmr.2017.7.issue-1/njmr-2017-0002/njmr-2017-0002.pdf

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/20547685


Abstract

This article examines the right to free movement in the European Union (EU) and discusses the moral questions related to refugees in light of the current migration context. More specifically, in this article, I discuss the right to free movement in terms of its development into an EU citizenship right and assess the grounds for its validity. I argue that free movement was developed in a manner that puts too much emphasis on external threats coming from outside the EU borders. I also claim that the right to free movement is an exclusive concept that adds to the alienation between EU-citizens and the rest, which is also visible in the ongoing so-called migration crisis.
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