<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Along with other Central and Eastern European counties, Czechia has invested significant effort in deterring refugees from entering the country during the ‘refugee crisis’. This article sheds light on the role of the media in legitimising anti-refugee policies by analysing the politicised discourse on refugees in 900 articles published in Czech newspapers between 2014 and 2016. The findings indicate that refugees were depicted as a security threat and an administrative burden partly imposed by the European Union. The article discusses the policy implications of depicting refugees in this way and thus broadens the literature on European narratives during the refugee emergency in Europe.</p></abstract>

Along with other Central and Eastern European counties, Czechia has invested significant effort in deterring refugees from entering the country during the ‘refugee crisis’. This article sheds light on the role of the media in legitimising anti-refugee policies by analysing the politicised discourse on refugees in 900 articles published in Czech newspapers between 2014 and 2016. The findings indicate that refugees were depicted as a security threat and an administrative burden partly imposed by the European Union. The article discusses the policy implications of depicting refugees in this way and thus broadens the literature on European narratives during the refugee emergency in Europe.

A Refugee Crisis Without Refugees: Policy and media discourse on refugees in the Czech Republic and its implications

Central European Journal of Public Policy

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Along with other Central and Eastern European counties, Czechia has invested significant effort in deterring refugees from entering the country during the...

A Refugee Crisis Without Refugees: Policy and media discourse on refugees in the Czech Republic and its implications

Publié en ligne: 30 août 2019

Pages: 33 - 45

Reçu: 18 nov. 2018

Accepté: 12 mars 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2019-0003

Mots clés
‘refugee crisis’, Czechia, social construction, media analysis, politicisation

© 2019 Marie Jelínková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A Refugee Crisis Without Refugees: Policy and media discourse on refugees in the Czech Republic and its implications

Publié en ligne: 30 août 2019

Pages: 33 - 45

Reçu: 18 nov. 2018

Accepté: 12 mars 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2019-0003

Mots clés‘refugee crisis’, Czechia, social construction, media analysis, politicisation

© 2019 Marie Jelínková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
‘refugee crisis’, Czechia, social construction, media analysis, politicisation