The Migrant Crisis: European Perspectives and National Discourses

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.

Melani Barlai is research assistant for the Network for Political Communication (netPOL) at the Andrássy University Budapest. Birte Fähnrich, Dr. rer. pol. is a postdoctoral fellow at the Chair of Political Communication at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen and a research fellow for netPOL. Christina Griessler, Dr. phil. is a research fellow for netPOL at the Andrássy University Budapest. Markus Rhomberg, Prof. Dr. is Chair of Political Communication and Head of the Centre on Political Communication at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen.