The adoption of the EU New Pact on Migration and Asylum marked a watershed moment in European migration governance. As the Pact's mechanisms enter into force, fundamental questions arise about whether this ambitious legislative architecture will deliver on its promises, who bears its costs and benefits, and what political dynamics it generates across multiple levels of governance.
This panel invites contributions that examine the New Pact empirically, comparatively, and critically, assessing its implementation trajectories, its political effects, and its broader implications for the future of European migration and asylum governance. We welcome papers addressing:
Implementation and institutional dynamics — how member states are transposing and implementing Pact provisions; the role of the European Commission, EUAA, and Frontex in monitoring and enforcement; implementation gaps and compliance failures;
Solidarity and responsibility-sharing — the functioning of the new solidarity mechanism in practice; patterns of opt-outs, financial contributions, and relocation; the politics of burden-sharing among member states;
Border procedures and fundamental rights — the screening regulation and accelerated border procedures; detention, legal aid, and access to asylum under the new framework; the role of courts and monitoring bodies;
External dimension — the Pact's relationship with EU external migration policy; partnership agreements with third countries; the coherence between internal and external governance instruments;
Political contestation and party politics — how the Pact is framed and contested in national political arenas; the role of radical right and progressive parties in shaping implementation; the Pact as an electoral issue;
Comparative and normative perspectives — the Pact in comparative perspective with other regional migration governance frameworks; its coherence with international refugee law and human rights obligations.
