Social Integration in EU Law: Content, Limits and Functions of an Elusive Notion - Introduction

Abstract

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2018 3(2), 659-662 | Article | (Abstract) This Introduction guides the reader through the special section "Social Integration in EU Law: Contents, Limits and Functions of an Elusive Notion". The Authors underline the multi-faceted essence of this concept, which has both an integrative potential and a defensive function. Social integration is closely connected to the enjoyment of rights: the higher the degree of integration is, the more rights a person benefits from. However, the recent practice of the European institutions and the Member States reveal that a lack of integration can be a powerful tool for managing intra-EU mobility and migrations flows from third countries.

Keywords

• social integration
• rights
• internal market
• eu citizenship
• conditionality
• regular migrants