Visegrad Bloc and the EU’s Future. Grand Aspirations behind Anti-Immigration Stances
Visegrad Bloc and the EU’s Future. Grand Aspirations behind Anti-Immigration Stances
Author(s): Sena Marić, Katarina Kosmina
Subject(s): Migration Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Politics and Identity
Published by: Centar za Evropske Politike CEP
Keywords: migration; populism;
Summary/Abstract: Despite a considerably assertive and costly media campaign, the Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán did not manage to convince the majority of Hungary's citizens that the issue of migrants/refugees is the most critical “for their own future and the future of Europe”. The 43,4% turnout (out of which 6% of votes were blank/invalid) at the infamous “quota referendum”, point to the fact that exploiting the topic of migrants in a populist manner is not sufficient to mobilise the general electorate, worried about everyday issues, such aseconomic conditions.
Series: Centar za Evropske Politike - POGLEDI
- Page Count: 4
- Publication Year: 2016
- Language: English
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