The migration crisis of 2015 and 2016 was a litmus test for EU solidarity, when increasing
numbers of newly arriving refugees fueled its public contestation. Our overall assumption is …

Although migrant categorizations (eg “migrants”,“refugees”) are often conflated in political
and academic discourse, they may be ascribed to different people and inspire different …

Over the past two decades, migration has become one of the decisive socio-political topics
worldwide. Debates over effective border controls, the social integration of migrants or the …

This book examines the 'European refugee crisis', offering an in-depth comparative analysis
of how public attitudes towards refugees and humanitarian dispositions are shaped by …

News media have transformed over the last decades, there being increasing numbers of
online news suppliers and an increase in online news consumption. We examine how …

This article examines the media framing of immigrants around the 2015–2017 EU refugee
crisis in two Central European countries, Czechia and Slovakia. Unlike most similar studies I …

This paper empirically assesses public attitudes towards immigration amid a simultaneity of
political and economic crises, offering critical insights into the effects of economic …

The idea of post-factual politics has become increasingly relevant for describing current
political and societal developments. Though research on the topic has been blooming, we …

We analyze whether the Islamist terror attack on the Christmas market in Berlin in 2016 had
an impact on public opinion toward immigration in general and, since the attacker has …

The media hold an essential role in circulating information, disseminating knowledge,
constructing representations, shaping ideologies, and influencing contemporary societies …