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Immigrants as a Convenient Security Threat in Western Europe
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Immigrants as a Convenient Security Threat in Western Europe
Rebecca Larsen*
This paper argues that immigrants are perceived as a significant security threat in Europe at the present
time because of a convergence of insecurities currently threatening EU member states at the same time –
deeper and widening European integration, American economic and cultural dominance, international
terrorism, and economic recession. All these changes have threatened Europeans’ confidence in the future
of their societies. Viewed through the prism of spheres of security – political, economic and social, and the
convergence of insecurities being experienced in all three across Europe, I argue that it is easily understood
why immigrants have become the favored targets for right wing parties, citizens, EU directives and
politicians across Europe, and why this insecure environment for immigrants is likely to continue.
*Rebecca Larsen is a visiting professor at the Department of Political Science, BrighamYoung University, 745 SWKT, Provo, Utah 84602, USA.E-mail: ## email not listed ##
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Immigrants as a Convenient Security Threat in Western Europe
Rebecca Larsen*
This paper argues that immigrants are perceived as a significant security threat in Europe at the present
time because of a convergence of insecurities currently threatening EU member states at the same time –
deeper and widening European integration, American economic and cultural dominance, international
terrorism, and economic recession. All these changes have threatened Europeans’ confidence in the future
of their societies. Viewed through the prism of spheres of security – political, economic and social, and the
convergence of insecurities being experienced in all three across Europe, I argue that it is easily understood
why immigrants have become the favored targets for right wing parties, citizens, EU directives and
politicians across Europe, and why this insecure environment for immigrants is likely to continue.
*Rebecca Larsen is a visiting professor at the Department of Political Science, Brigham
Young University, 745 SWKT, Provo, Utah 84602, USA.
E-mail: ## email not listed ##
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