ABSTRACT
Since the early 1990s migration has become one of the most discussed policy issues within the European Union (EU). This study explores the impact of the securitization approach on the development of a common framework for European migration governance, especially with reference to irregular migration and border policies. Bearing in mind the increase in mixed migration flows to the EU via the Eastern Mediterranean route, it is focused on how the EU’s securitized migration policy affects the border policies of Greece and Turkey. More precisely, this study deals with the question of how migration, which is often perceived as a security threat in public and policy discourses, affects those involved in the field of border security in these two countries, which share a common border that is also an external border of the EU.
