Coming to terms with the European refugee crisis / Hanspeter Kriesi, Argyrios Altiparmakis, Ábel Bojár, Ioana-Elena Oană.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kriesi, Hanspeter, author.

Altiparmakis, Argyrios, 1982- author.

Bojar, Abel, 1983- author.

Oana, Ioana-Elena, 1989- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Government policy--European Union countries.

Refugees.

European Union countries--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 411 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Examines how the European Union and its member states managed the 2015-16 refugee crisis and how the institutional configuration of the EU polity shaped its response. Will appeal to readers interested in the European integration process, migration and migration policy"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Part I The Refugee Crisis in the EU and Its Member States: Our Approach in Context

1 Introduction

A General Framework for the Analysis of Crisis Policymaking and Crisis Politics

Our Argument in Brief

The Focus on Policy Episodes

Overview of the Volume

2 Theoretical Framework

The Underlying Political Conflicts of the Refugee Crisis

Policymaking in the EU Polity under Crisis Conditions

The Crisis Situation: Problem Pressure and Political Pressure

Institutional Context and Policy Legacies

Crises Outcomes

Conclusion

3 Design of the Study

Introduction

Selection of Countries

Selection of Episodes

Data Collection and Analysis

Policy Process Analysis (PPA)

Complementary Data Collection Methods

Election Campaign Data (CSA)

Surveys

Speech Analysis

4 Crisis Situation: Policy Heritage, Problem Pressure, and Political Pressure

Policy Heritage

Policy Heritage at the EU Level

Policy Heritage in the Member States

Problem Pressure

Political Pressure

5 The Variety of Policy Responses at the EU and National Levels

The Overall Politicization of the Policy Response during the Crisis

Zooming in on EU Policymaking

Zooming in on Policymaking at the National Level

Border Control Episodes

Asylum Rules Episodes

Part II Policymaking: Actors and Conflict Structures

6 Conflict Lines in the Member States

Introduction: Conflict Lines in the Shadow of the Transnational Cleavage

Governments and Their Opponents

The Intensity of the Conflict

Conflict Lines and Their Correlates

Correlates of Conflict Lines

Conflict Lines in Detail

International Conflict: Legal Border Barrier Amendment in Hungary

Partisan Conflict: Rights of Foreigners Bill in France

Societal Conflict: Immigration Act 2016 in the UK

Intragovernmental Conflict: "Wir Schaffen Das" in Germany

7 Actors and Conflicts at the EU Level

The Actors

Politicization

Phases of the Policymaking Process at the EU Level

8 Government Composition and Domestic Conflicts

Government Composition and Political Competition

Data and Measurement

Government Composition and Political Conflict in the Refugee Crisis

The Impact of Government Composition in Action: Two Case Studies

Sicurezza Bis in Italy (September 2018 to August 2019)

Quota Referendum in Hungary (November 2015 to December 2016)

9 Framing the Refugee Crisis on the Right

Theoretical Framework

Presentation of Frames and Themes

Frames in PPA and Speech Analysis

Themes in Speech Analysis

The Refugee Crisis as Seen by the Right: Convergences and Divergences

Discussion and Conclusions

Part III The Dynamics of Policymaking

10 The Drivers of Elite Support in the Refugee Crisis

The Importance of Elite Support behind Government Policies

Exogenous Drivers and Endogenous Interactions between the Elites in the Refugee Crisis

Method: A Longitudinal Analysis of Elite Support

Results

11 Dynamics of Politicization of Policymaking between Polity Levels

A Typology of Cross-Level Interactions

Cross-Level Politicization of Policymaking Episodes

Greece: The Frontline State Facing the Most Conspicuous International Interventions

Phase 1: Summer 2015 and Hotspots

Phase 2: International Protection Bill, Reception Centers, and the Turkey Border Conflict

Italy: A Frontline State Substituting Domestic Policy for Joint EU Solutions

Phase 1: Mare Nostrum and Border Conflicts with Neighboring States

Hungary: A Variety of Cross-Level Interactions Rooted in Domestic Conflicts

The Quota Referendum

Two Additional Episodes on Asylum Rules

Germany: Seeking EU Support to Overcome Domestic Conflicts

12 Dynamics of Policymaking in the EU-Turkey Agreement

The Actors Involved in the Debate on the EU-Turkey Agreement

The Politicization of the EU-Turkey Agreement in Germany

The Politicization of the EU-Turkey Agreement in Greece

Phase 1: The Management of the Refugees Trapped in Greece

Phase 2: International Protection Bill and Reception Centers

Part IV Outcomes and Conclusion

13 Policy-Specific Conflict Configurations on the Demand Side

Measurement

Transnational Conflict Configurations

Transnational Polarization

Domestic Conflict Configurations: Immigration Attitudes and Partisan Support

Distribution of Immigration Attitudes

Policy Support by Immigration Attitude

Policy Support by Party Family

Transnational and Domestic Policy-Specific Conflict Configurations Combined

14 The Electoral Consequences of the Refugee Crisis

Party-System Dynamics after the Refugee Crisis

Operationalization of Key Measures

Salience and Party-System Dynamics of Immigration in Electoral Campaigns

Decomposing Interparty Salience

Decomposing Intraparty Salience of Immigration

Decomposing Issue Position

Electoral Outcomes and Party Dynamics

The Legacy of the Refugee Crisis

15 Conclusion

Our Approach to Studying the Refugee Crisis

The Crisis Context and the Unfolding of Policy Episodes

Actors and Their Conflict Structures

Dynamics of Policymaking across Polity Levels

The Political Outcomes of the Crisis

An Afterthought

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781009456562

1009456563

9781009456517

1009456512

9781009456555

1009456555

Access Restriction:

Open Access. Unrestricted online access