Postnationalism and the Challenges to European Integration in Greece. The Transformative Power of Immigration

This book is a study into how immigration is transforming the EU and its member-states. Kostas Maronitis contends that immigration creates utopian and dystopian visions of the European project. These visions can be found in the immigration detention centers and the fences between member-states, the dead bodies on Europe’s shores, the electoral success of far-Right parties, and in the way migrants and refugees view Europe as a land of rights and equality.

Maronitis locates the transformative power of immigration at the intersection of sentiments regarding national and ethnic hierarchies with a policy framework constructed around the presence of migrants and refugees in Europe. By examining the utopian and dystopian transformation of the EU and of Greece as its borderland, the author challenges established notions of integration, citizenship and nationality on new intellectual and political terms. The book will be of use to students and scholars specialising in migration, EU policy and Greece, and will have a wider appeal for those interested in the ongoing debate surrounding the EU and immigration.

+ Offers a thoughtful and timely assessment of immigration policies and perspectives in Europe
+ Reflects the salience of immigration issues in recent debates and electoral contests across Europe
+ Examines Greece's experience to harmonise and integrate itself with the EU while dealing with the phenomena of immigration and asylum on both national and European levels