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Contestation of EU Foreign Policy

The EU, migration and contestation: the UN Global Compact for migration, from consensus to dissensus

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Pages 347-362 | Received 06 Sep 2020, Accepted 16 Dec 2020, Published online: 17 Jan 2021

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Interviews

  • Interview 1. EU official, Brussels, 7 October 2020
  • Interview 2. EU official, Brussels, 8 October 2020
  • Interview 3. EU official, Brussels, 4 September 2020
  • Interview 4, EU official, online, 30 September 2020
  • Interview 5, EU official, Brussels, 6 October 2020
  • Interview 6. Member State representative, online, 7 September 2020
  • Interview 7, Member State representative, online, 14 September 2020
  • Interview 8, Member State, online, 30 September 2020