ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book shows that the perceived "clash of civilizations", whether or not unintended, is a consequence of geo-political situations and histories, particular narratives and specific social constructions. It addresses the presumed conflict of values between "Muslim" and "Western" cultures among the most widespread cultural type of faulty assumptions. The book highlights, making access to Europe harder will increase the market of smugglers and human traffickers. It considers that globalization has as its ultimate goal to connect the globe, the logical consequence is that the collective aim of all diverse terrorist groups is to shake the whole world system. Both the EU border policy and the EU migration policy are increasingly securitized through directives, practices, routines and other bureaucratic techniques. The securitization of migration is a spiral that has started with particular frames of interpreting our world.