Externalization of asylum procedures and refugee protection is a highly topical and controversial issue shaping political and societal discussions worldwide. Externalization denotes the outsourcing of asylum procedures and refugee protection to other countries.
The initiative “Externalizing Asylum” provides comprehensive insights into the background and effects of externalization practices. Coordinated and edited by Prof. Dr. Ulrike Krause and Dr. Christiane Fröhlich, the initiative consists of approximately 60 nuanced analyses by scholars from around the world addressing diverse legal, political, conceptual, ethical, and further challenges of externalization. The contributions will be uploaded on a rolling basis. By offering scientifically rigorous information, the contributions can enrich public debates and help to identify humane asylum practices.
In addition, we provide further resources on externalization. These include scientific publications and podcasts as well as contributions from policy-making, civil society, and the media in German and English.
Recent developments in the European Union’s external migration policy: Wishful thinking, questionable assumptions and high risks
Bernd Parusel, Senior Researcher, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS) The recently adopted reform of the Common European Asylum System marks the end of a
Humanitarian Visas as an Externalization of Border Control? Considerations from the Brazilian Experience
Liliana Lyra Jubilut, Professor, Universidade Católica de Santos and Flávia Oliveira Ribeiro, PhD Candidate, University of Cologne This paper seeks to debate whether humanitarian
Spillovers of EU externalization policies on coerced returns from transit countries
Zeynep Sahin-Mencutek, Senior Researcher, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies The EU’s strong push for cooperation with third countries to facilitate the return of