The Migrant Crisis: European Perspectives and National Discourses (Studies in Political CommunicationVol. 13)

For a long time migration to Europe has been a subordinate issue on the public agenda. But with the recent wave of refugees from Arab and African countries, the question of how the EU, national governments and societies are able to cope with the arrival of millions of migrants, has become a core theme of public discourse. This volume displays the debates for the countries which are on the migration routes or which are among the most desired targets, hence are the most affected. The book thus attempts to give a broader European perspective on the migrant crisis and its public repercussions. ( Studies in Political Communication / Studien zur politischen Kommunikation, Vol. 13) [ Migration Studies, Politics, European Studies] Vorwort – Migration und Öffentliche Meinung 6 Preface – Migration and Public Opinion 8 Table of Contents 10 Introduction 14 European Perspectives and National Discourses on the Migrant Crisis • Jenny Ritter, Markus Rhomberg, Melani Barlai, Birte Fähnrich & Christina Griessler 14 Albania 22 Albania, Refugees and the European Union • Donald Pasha & Sebastian Niemetz 14 Austria 40 „Refugees (no Longer) Welcome“. Asylum Discourse and Policy in Austria in the Wake of the 2015 Refugee Crisis • Oliver Gruber 40 Belgium 60 Constructing the ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Flanders. Continuities and Adaptations of Discourses on Asylum and Migration • Benjamin De Cleen, Jan Zienkowski, Kevin Smets, Afra Dekie & Robin Vandevoordt 60 Bulgaria 80 Bulgaria: the Migrant Influx • Lilia Raycheva 60 Croatia 94 Humanitarianism and its Limits: the Refugee Crisis Response in Croatia • Senada Šelo Šabić 94 Germany 108 The Migrant Crisis in German Public Discourse • Dennis Lichtenstein, Jenny Ritter & Birte Fähnrich 94 Greece 128 The Greek Paradigm on the Migrant and Refugee Crisis • Sophia Kaitatzi-Whitlock & Clio Kenterelidou 94 Hungary 148 A Hungarian Trademark (a “Hungarikum”): the Moral Panic Button • Melani Barlai & Endre Sik 148 Italy 170 The Public Debate on the Italian Isolation in the European Union Migration Crisis • Andrea Stocchiero 148 FYR Macedonia 194 The Media Discourse on Migrants/Refugees in Macedonia • Dane Taleski & Lura Pollozhani 194 Poland 212 Poland’s Response to the EU Migration Policy • Piotr Sadowski & Kinga Szczawińska 212 Romania 236 “The Great Exchange” – The Political and Media Debate about the European Migrant Crisis in Romania • Marc Stegherr 236 Serbia 252 Serbia between Humanity and (Un)Security • Zoran Jevtović & Zoran Aracki 252 Spain 268 Framing of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Spanish Press • Francisco Seoane Pérez 268 Sweden 284 From “Open your Hearts” to Closed Borders: Sweden, the Refugee Crisis and the Role of Discourse • Gregg Bucken-Knapp 284 Switzerland 298 Media and Immigration: Communication Research in Switzerland • Heinz Bonfadelli 298 Turkey 322 Policies and Discourses Regarding the Syrian Diaspora in Contemporary Turkey: from “Refugee Crisis” to “Minority Problem”? • J. Eduardo Chemin & N. Ela Gokalp-Aras 322 United Kingdom 338 The UK’s Discourse on the ‘Migrant Crisis’ in Summer 2015 • Christina Griessler 338 Conclusion 358 National Discourses on the European Migrant Crisis. A Comparative Perspective • Jenny Ritter & Markus Rhomberg 358 Abstracts 370 Zusammenfassungen 376 About the Authors 382