Concluding remarks: From proclaiming acknowledgement of vulnerability to de facto vulnerabilitysensitive practices?
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Mikaela Heikkilä [1] ; Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso [1]
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[1] Åbo Akademi University
Åbo Akademi University
Turku, Finlandia
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- Localización: The protection of vulnerable individuals in the context of EU policies on border checks, asylum and immigration, 2016, págs. 211-224
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In the concluding chapter a number of critical challenges in recognising and addressing vulnerability within migration and asylum policies of the EU are identified. It is stressed that in order to address vulnerability it is necessary to better understand and acknowledge the varying sources of vulnerability. As asylumseekers and irregular migrants are prone to be contextually vulnerable, it is argued that the adoption of societal measures and structures that mitigate vulnerability and build resilience is key. A more coherent approach to vulnerability is needed, and vulnerability as a factor that specifies state obligations should be fully recognised. Assessing and monitoring vulnerability and vulnerability responsiveness is also very important. The report concludes with an urgent call for enhanced cooperation and solidarity to alleviate the plight of vulnerable individuals.
