How Czech Politicians and Parties Securitise Refugees: Comparing the MENA and Ukrainian Crises

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23330%2F25%3A43977225" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23330/25:43977225 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://reference-global.com/article/10.2478/pce-2025-0022" target="_blank" >https://reference-global.com/article/10.2478/pce-2025-0022</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pce-2025-0022" target="_blank" >10.2478/pce-2025-0022</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
How Czech Politicians and Parties Securitise Refugees: Comparing the MENA and Ukrainian Crises
Original language description
This comparative analysis scrutinises the distinctive features of the 2015 MENA and 2022 Ukrainian refugee crises in the Czech Republic, revealing notable differences in threat perceptions and stakeholder engagement while answering who was finally portrayed as the victim and by whom. Hence, the MENA crisis prompted EU-level action and migration system reform, and the Czech government was the leading securitisation actor; meanwhile, the Ukrainian crisis differs. Cultural and religious dimensions influenced negative perceptions of Muslim migrants, contrasting with the positive reception of Ukrainian refugees rooted in cultural affinities with the West rejection of Russian aggression. Despite that, during the Ukrainian case, the shift in threat perceptions from sovereignty to socio-economic concerns marked the latter. Our study shows that this was not done by the Czech government but by the opposition party groups. With a potential new MENA crisis on the horizon, both opposition and government persist in securitising migration. The 2025 parliamentary election is expected to spotlight migration, necessitating further exploration of evolving securitisation in Czechia.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA22-13914S" target="_blank" >GA22-13914S: Czech foreign policy during the European refugee crisis: roles and ideologies</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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