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Selective Solidarity: A Comparative Analysis of EU Responses to Syrian and Ukrainian Refugees
| Resumo: | Since the unprecedented activation of the Temporary Protection Directive, some media outlets have pointed out the differences and similarities between the migration crisis of 2015 and the migration flow of 2022 with the war in Ukraine. Research has shown that some factors such as geographical proximity, shared values and public opinion might contribute to more positive and welcoming migration policies or do the opposite. This study aims to understand what sociopolitical factors have influenced the apparent selective solidarity in the EU, with the adoption of different policies towards migration. Drawing on a comprehensive review of EU migration policy literature, this research undertakes a comparative analysis of the 2015 crisis and the 2022 Ukrainian migration flow to assess whether the EU exhibits a double standard in its treatment of refugees. Based on the data and literature available, the results have shown that the two moments in history were marked by several differences and that the most pressing one was the policies adopted by the European Institutions and the Member States. Influenced by a multitude of factors, the European Union showed a much more compassionate and solidary stance towards Ukrainian refugees than with the refugees coming from the middle east in 2015. As the War in Ukraine is still ongoing and more recent, further research might be needed to analyze how the solidarity and public opinion regarding Ukrainian refugees evolves |
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| Autores principais: | Borges, Lia Vilela |
| Assunto: | União Europeia Refugiados Migração Política europeia European Union European Policy Refugees Migration |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | Since the unprecedented activation of the Temporary Protection Directive, some media outlets have pointed out the differences and similarities between the migration crisis of 2015 and the migration flow of 2022 with the war in Ukraine. Research has shown that some factors such as geographical proximity, shared values and public opinion might contribute to more positive and welcoming migration policies or do the opposite. This study aims to understand what sociopolitical factors have influenced the apparent selective solidarity in the EU, with the adoption of different policies towards migration. Drawing on a comprehensive review of EU migration policy literature, this research undertakes a comparative analysis of the 2015 crisis and the 2022 Ukrainian migration flow to assess whether the EU exhibits a double standard in its treatment of refugees. Based on the data and literature available, the results have shown that the two moments in history were marked by several differences and that the most pressing one was the policies adopted by the European Institutions and the Member States. Influenced by a multitude of factors, the European Union showed a much more compassionate and solidary stance towards Ukrainian refugees than with the refugees coming from the middle east in 2015. As the War in Ukraine is still ongoing and more recent, further research might be needed to analyze how the solidarity and public opinion regarding Ukrainian refugees evolves |
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