From division towards convergence? : comparing crises discourses on migration in the Polish parliament

2024
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dc.abstract.enMigration remains a highly polarising issue in the European Union (EU). The presence of two deeply opposing camps – pro- versus anti-migration – may vary with context. Zooming in on Poland, this contribution investigates how the lines of division are created, evolve, and persist over time, especially in the context of crises. The analysis comprises three crises: the 2015 migration crisis, the 2021 Polish/EU border crisis with Belarus, and Russia’s war on Ukraine in 2022, and its subsequent movement of people. All three crises have been extensively debated in Poland, albeit with many nuances. Through a qualitative content analysis of the debates on these crises in the Polish parliament, this research analyses the discursive evolution of the lines of division over asylum and migration policy. It also considers the issue of dominance in relation to the EU, as well as within the domestic arena. The results demonstrate that the discursive lines of division continued, deepened, and expanded from the 2015 crisis to the 2021 border crisis, with conflicting framing of migration and increased perceived governmental dominance at national level by the parties in opposition. The war in Ukraine, which began in 2022, however, seems to bring a new dimension to the debate, focused on the assistance to refugees. In spite of some contentious points triggering some national confrontation in the parliament, the latter crisis introduced a less disputed, more positive, and united discourse on migration in the Polish parliament.
dc.affiliationWydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych : Instytut Studiów Europejskich
dc.contributor.authorThevenin, Elodie - 377902
dc.contributor.editorBátora, Jozef
dc.contributor.editorFossum, John Erik
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-07T14:05:47Z
dc.date.available2024-05-07T14:05:47Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.physical251-283
dc.description.seriesRoutledge studies on democratising Europe
dc.identifier.doi10.4324/9781003291190-11
dc.identifier.eisbn978-1-003-29119-0 (ebk)
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-032-27070-8 (hbk)
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-032-27055-5 (pbk)
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/338634
dc.languageeng
dc.language.containereng
dc.placeAbingdon
dc.placeNew York
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.ministerialRoutledge
dc.rightsDodaję tylko opis bibliograficzny
dc.subtypeArticle
dc.titleFrom division towards convergence? : comparing crises discourses on migration in the Polish parliament
dc.title.containerDifferentiation and dominance in Europe's poly-crises
dc.typeBookSection
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
dc.abstract.en
Migration remains a highly polarising issue in the European Union (EU). The presence of two deeply opposing camps – pro- versus anti-migration – may vary with context. Zooming in on Poland, this contribution investigates how the lines of division are created, evolve, and persist over time, especially in the context of crises. The analysis comprises three crises: the 2015 migration crisis, the 2021 Polish/EU border crisis with Belarus, and Russia’s war on Ukraine in 2022, and its subsequent movement of people. All three crises have been extensively debated in Poland, albeit with many nuances. Through a qualitative content analysis of the debates on these crises in the Polish parliament, this research analyses the discursive evolution of the lines of division over asylum and migration policy. It also considers the issue of dominance in relation to the EU, as well as within the domestic arena. The results demonstrate that the discursive lines of division continued, deepened, and expanded from the 2015 crisis to the 2021 border crisis, with conflicting framing of migration and increased perceived governmental dominance at national level by the parties in opposition. The war in Ukraine, which began in 2022, however, seems to bring a new dimension to the debate, focused on the assistance to refugees. In spite of some contentious points triggering some national confrontation in the parliament, the latter crisis introduced a less disputed, more positive, and united discourse on migration in the Polish parliament.
dc.affiliation
Wydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych : Instytut Studiów Europejskich
dc.contributor.author
Thevenin, Elodie - 377902
dc.contributor.editor
Bátora, Jozef
dc.contributor.editor
Fossum, John Erik
dc.date.accessioned
2024-05-07T14:05:47Z
dc.date.available
2024-05-07T14:05:47Z
dc.date.issued
2024
dc.description.physical
251-283
dc.description.series
Routledge studies on democratising Europe
dc.identifier.doi
10.4324/9781003291190-11
dc.identifier.eisbn
978-1-003-29119-0 (ebk)
dc.identifier.isbn
978-1-032-27070-8 (hbk)
dc.identifier.isbn
978-1-032-27055-5 (pbk)
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/338634
dc.language
eng
dc.language.container
eng
dc.place
Abingdon
dc.place
New York
dc.publisher
Routledge
dc.publisher.ministerial
Routledge
dc.rights
Dodaję tylko opis bibliograficzny
dc.subtype
Article
dc.title
From division towards convergence? : comparing crises discourses on migration in the Polish parliament
dc.title.container
Differentiation and dominance in Europe's poly-crises
dc.type
BookSection
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