Source 1:Academic Search Premier
Search Terms: Immigration policy European Union
Evaluation: This was my first search on immigration policy so I tried to keep the search terms very general. My search terms gave me a mixed result with many magazine articles as well as academic articles. I wanted to focus on articles that focused on the entire EU or a majority of the countries; however several articles on the front page focused on a specific country, or the life of a specific ethnic group living in a different country. The first article, published in an academic journal, was fairly recent, published November 2008, and had a fairly vague title which captured my attention. I found this article very helpful because it explained the EU's elimination of barriers which led to its policy of having a free movement of people. The article also examined the status of legal third party nationals who live in the EU and the rights they have? I found this issue interesting because I have not heard a lot about this topic. I have heard a lot about the brain drain of 2004 or illegal immigration so the above mentioned topic is something I want to examine more. The article also examined the roles of the EU Commission, the Amsterdam Treaty, European Parliament, and European Council in formulating policies regarding the status of third party nationals.
Citation: Hass, Willem. "Migrants, States, and the EU Citizenship's Unfilled Promise." Citizenship Studies 12.6 (Dec. 2008): 583-96.
Date of Search: November 1, 2009
Source 2: Europa
Search terms: immigration
Evaluation: I had to search a for awhile on the Europa website before I found anything related to immigration. When I looked under policies I did not see immigration so I searched on the link dealing with the Justice and Home Affairs pillar. The page that I focused on had links to different areas within immigration, for example: illegal immigration, countries of origin, work, family reunification, etc. I found the links to the different issues very helpful because I familarized myself with how the EU breaks down immigration. The main page provides summaries of the latest developments regarding immigration. Within the brief summaries there are links to documents which shaped EU policy on that specific immigration topic. This site also provides important dates that contributed to the development of EU policy, such as, 1993 and The Maastricht Treaty which made immigration an issue of common interest for the EU. This is a source that will be consulted a lot when I am writing my final paper.
Citation:"Justice and Home Affairs - Freedom Security and Justice - Immigration." EUROPA - European Commission - Homepage. Web. 01 Nov. 2009.
Date of Search: October 31, 2009
Source 3: Google Books
Search terms: EU immigration
Evaluation: I searched for a book that was written after 2004 so the expansion of the EU to Central and Eastern Europe had already happened and would not be the main focus of any books. The book I found on Google Books had chapters devoted to different EU policy agendas and one chapter specifically focused on the EU. This chapter was fairly current because it discussed the changes in EU security which ultimately affected immigration policy after the attacks of September 11 on the U.S. Therefore, it is important for me to branch my search out to not only immigration, immigration policy, but also immigration and EU security. This chapter also specifically mentions measures taken to control terrorism in the EU and its affects on immigration into the EU.
Citation: Carr, Fergus, and Andrew Massey, eds. Public Policy And the New European Agendas. Edward Elgar, Incorporated, 2006
Date of Search: November 1, 2009
Source 4: Academic Search Premier
Search terms: Mobility with the EU
Evaluation: I wanted to find out whether or not progress has been made in lifting the mobility restrictions for the EU members that joined in 2004. I found a magazine article from 2006, while not the most current it is still informational because it provides steps that the fifteen members took in 2004, which was that 12 of the 15 states imposed restrictions on labor from the east. This article also mentions a report by the European Commission that discussed the impact of this decision on the 12 countries. This article is insightful in the preliminary stage of my research; however, I need articles that are more current which investigate the impact of the financial crisis current mobility restrictions within the EU.
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