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A Policy Comparison of EU’s Responses to the Syrian and Ukrainian Refugees: With postcolonial theory and Mediated Discourse Analysis
University College Stockholm, Stockholm School of Human Rights and Democracy, Department of Human Rights and Democracy.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

For a long time, the situation of refugees and asylum seekers has been a source of concern for EU Member states. While different European countries' policies and practices have received much scrutiny, the discourses they produce are less visible in academia. This study thus explores the policy decisions and laws behind the EU’s responses to the refugee crises of 2015 and 2022 by comparing Syrian refugees to Ukrainian refugees in order to understand the distinction in treatment. Through a postcolonial perspective, this study employs a Mediated Discourse Analysis that presents a mainly conventional discourse of refugees and asylum seekers in the context of policies and laws. The analysis found a strong influence of ‘Eurocentrism’ through exclusionary policies, implying a continued concept of 'othering' and the 'myth of differences' as the underlying reason for different asylum policies and laws affecting the right to seek asylum. 

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2023. , p. 59
Keywords [en]
EU, Syrian refugees, Ukrainian refugees, postcolonial theory, policies and laws
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Social Sciences International Migration and Ethnic Relations
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ths:diva-1933OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ths-1933DiVA, id: diva2:1770848
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Human Rights
Educational program
Master’s Program in Human Rights
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Available from: 2023-08-22 Created: 2023-06-19 Last updated: 2023-10-11Bibliographically approved

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