This book examines the conditions for the entry and residence in the European Union of third-country nationals and stateless persons during times of emergency, including terrorist threats, risks to health and life, and mass migration. It addresses one of Europe’s most pressing challenges: the management of irregular migration. Against the backdrop of reforms introduced by the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the book offers a multi-perspective analysis grounded in EU law and the national ...

The history of Russian Germans (Russlanddeutsche) is one of intensive mobility across space and time. Today, the descendants of eighteenth-century German-speaking settlers in the Russian Empire live on four continents: Europe, Asia, and North and South America. In this volume, authors from the fields of history, sociology, cultural studies, and sociolinguistics analyze key issues of the history and present of this globally connected diaspora group from an interdisciplinary angle. Contribut...