Migration Crisis in EU - Exploring the Cultural and Political Challenges

Elena Simona Vranceanu

doi:10.31861/mhpi2018.37-38.264-272

Authors

Elena Simona Vranceanu Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-4903

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31861/mhpi2018.37-38.264-272

Keywords:

migration crisis, European Union, challenges

Abstract

Since 2015 migration crisis is one of the most important topic on European Union Agenda. Migration is no longer a common phenomenon, like it use to be, since refugees from Syria were assaulting Mediterranean border and they were coming with different cultural patterns, a lot of sadness, a lot of hope, too, and a lot of insecurity in the same time. It is so convenient to discuss about migration challenges, but it is very difficult to sustain what issue is more important than another. We argue here that two main topics are very important to our debate: one which can be consider as idealistic, represented by the aim of respecting the human fundamental rights and the other one which can be consider as being pragmatic, included in the different perspective of the state regulations. What are the main challenges of the migration crisis? We may treat it in a good - bad dichotomous discourse? We may analyse it as a common phenomenon with specific figures to refugee situation? We may integrate migration in the discourse of populist parties? considering that in the last decade far right political parties have re-entered in the political arena with an increasing support among population. In order to have a better understanding of this actuals challenges of migration crisis, we think that it’s important to give some answers to each of this questions.

Author Biography

Elena Simona Vranceanu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi

Lecturer, PhD

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