Free movement and equal treatment in an unequal union

TY - JOUR

T1 - Free movement and equal treatment in an unequal union

AU - Schmidt, Susanne K

AU - Blauberger, Michael

AU - Martinsen, Dorte Sindbjerg

PY - 2018/10/3

Y1 - 2018/10/3

N2 - The European Union’s (EU) fundamental principles of free movement of persons and non-discrimination have long challenged the traditional closure of the welfare state. Whereas the relationship between the EU and the welfare state appeared largely reconciled before the grand enlargement of 2004, economic downturn and politicisation question the nexus anew. This collection explores the current dynamics, scope and limits of free movement and welfare equal treatment for EU citizens on the move. The different contributions bring together the normative, legal and political developments and about-turns which dynamically square the circle of pan-European social solidarity. The collection covers the new politics of EU cross-border welfare but also the structuring role of the European Court of Justice. It includes the political economy of free movement as well as its outputs and outcomes in selected member states. Finally, it analyses the mechanisms that activate attitudinal polarisation on intra-EU migration and welfare.

AB - The European Union’s (EU) fundamental principles of free movement of persons and non-discrimination have long challenged the traditional closure of the welfare state. Whereas the relationship between the EU and the welfare state appeared largely reconciled before the grand enlargement of 2004, economic downturn and politicisation question the nexus anew. This collection explores the current dynamics, scope and limits of free movement and welfare equal treatment for EU citizens on the move. The different contributions bring together the normative, legal and political developments and about-turns which dynamically square the circle of pan-European social solidarity. The collection covers the new politics of EU cross-border welfare but also the structuring role of the European Court of Justice. It includes the political economy of free movement as well as its outputs and outcomes in selected member states. Finally, it analyses the mechanisms that activate attitudinal polarisation on intra-EU migration and welfare.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - European citizenship

KW - European court of justice

KW - free movement

KW - migration

KW - politicisation

KW - welfare state

U2 - 10.1080/13501763.2018.1488887

DO - 10.1080/13501763.2018.1488887

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1350-1763

VL - 25

SP - 1391

EP - 1402

JO - Journal of European Public Policy

JF - Journal of European Public Policy

IS - 10

ER -