The Impact of the “Migrant Crisis” on the Security of Germany and Poland Cover Image

Wpływ „kryzysu migracyjnego” na bezpieczeństwo Niemiec i Polski
The Impact of the “Migrant Crisis” on the Security of Germany and Poland

Author(s): Edyta Chwiej
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Culture and social structure
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: national security; migrations; migrant crisis; securitisation; Germany; Poland

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to study the impact of the “migrant crisis” in 2015 and 2016on German and Polish security. The article is divided into three parts. The firstpresents the causes and the evolution of the “migrant crisis” in the EuropeanUnion. The second part compares previous migration experiences of Germany andPoland. The third part examines the state security implications of the last “crisis”.According to the author, the real impact of the migration processes on the statesecurity is largely determined by the capacity of a government to deal with thechanges that occur.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 72-119
  • Page Count: 48
  • Language: Polish