Refugee crisis in 2015 and 2022 – similarities and differences on the example of policy towards war refugees in Turkey and Poland Cover Image

Kryzys uchodźczy w 2015 i 2022 – podobieństwa i różnice na przykładzie polityki względem uchodźców wojennych w Turcji i Polsce
Refugee crisis in 2015 and 2022 – similarities and differences on the example of policy towards war refugees in Turkey and Poland

Author(s): Maciej Cesarz
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych UW
Keywords: refugee crisis; refugees in Poland; refugees in Turkey; Polish migration policy; EU migration policy;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the publication is a comparative analysis of the migration crisis of 2015 and 2022, with particular emphasis on refugee policy in Turkey and Poland and in the broadly understood context of the European Union. Embedded in the interdisciplinary field of European Studies, the article is based on the assumption that the dynamics and scale of migration flows in 2022 distinguish this crisis from the events of 2015, and the neighborly location of Ukraine influenced a different assessment of the situation than it was in the case of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa or the Middle East. The cultural and ethnic proximity of Ukrainians has played a key role and is reflected in EU legislation regulating their status as displaced persons. The conclusions highlight the trend in Turkey and EU countries to renationalise refugee protection measures, the temporary nature of which is becoming a common standard. The research is based on the legal-dogmatic method, institutional analysis, comparative method and discourse analysis, using appropriate research techniques.

  • Issue Year: 68/2023
  • Issue No: 68
  • Page Range: 77-93
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish