Raphael Bossong
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View article: Policy networks for European internal security governance: toward a more systematic empirical and normative assessment
Policy networks for European internal security governance: toward a more systematic empirical and normative assessment Open
European cooperation on internal security is usually seen through the lens of highly salient normative debates, such as the appropriate balance between freedom and security. This paper provides an alternative and long-term perspective on t…
View article: The refugee drama in Syria, Turkey, and Greece
The refugee drama in Syria, Turkey, and Greece Open
The plight of refugees in the Syrian province of Idlib, on the Greek islands, and on the EU's external borders has worsened dramatically over the last few months. Once more, the European Union (EU) is split on questions of asylum and migra…
View article: Shifting boundaries of the EU's foreign and security policy
Shifting boundaries of the EU's foreign and security policy Open
Europe's foreign and security policy needs to become more effective. To this end, the executive autonomy of European governments should be maximised, and legal constraints from EU law minimised - this view is only seemingly plausible. Only…
View article: The expansion of Frontex
The expansion of Frontex Open
Strengthening external border management remains the lowest common denominator among Member States of the European Union (EU). Plans to expand the European Border and Coastguard Agency (Frontex) were formally adopted at the beginning of N…
View article: European internal security as a public good
European internal security as a public good Open
This introduction argues for a new research agenda on European internal security cooperation from the perspective of public goods. We set out our case in three parts. First, we identify new empirical puzzles and demonstrate significant exp…
View article: The EU's revised cybersecurity strategy: half-hearted progress on far-reaching challenges
The EU's revised cybersecurity strategy: half-hearted progress on far-reaching challenges Open
In September 2017 the EU updated its 2013 Cyber Security Strategy. The new version is intended to improve the protection of Europe's critical infrastructure and boost the EU's digital self-assertiveness towards other regions of the world. …
View article: Terrorism and Organized Crime: Common Concerns but Different Interests
Terrorism and Organized Crime: Common Concerns but Different Interests Open
The principal security threat to many states and regions is no longer conventional military threats from other states, but civilian groupings engaged in identity politics, including terrorists (Kaldor 2012). Since the end of the 1980s, the…