The legitimacy of European Union migration and asylum policy
among the Czech public

J 2023

The legitimacy of European Union migration and asylum policy among the Czech public

KROTKÝ, Jan; Bernadette Nadya JAWORSKY a Petr KANIOK

Základní údaje

Originální název

The legitimacy of European Union migration and asylum policy among the Czech public

Autoři

KROTKÝ, Jan (203 Česká republika, domácí); Bernadette Nadya JAWORSKY (840 Spojené státy, domácí) a Petr KANIOK (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Sociologický časopis, Praha, Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2023, 0038-0288

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50600 5.6 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.400

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/23:00130470

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

https://doi.org/10.13060/csr.2023.003

UT WoS

001066162500001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85171286505

Klíčová slova anglicky

EU attitudes; migration attitudes; legitimacy; cultural sociology; narratives

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 18. 3. 2024 15:09, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

In this study, we contribute to scholarly work on European Union (EU) legitimacy with regard to migration and asylum policy. We do so through an in-depth exploration of the relationship between attitudes towards the EU and migration among the Czech public. Even though there is a body of literature focusing on this topic, there is a gap when it comes to understanding its complexities, especially concerning ‘pro-immigrant’ and ‘pro-European’ positions. We bring a cultural-sociological perspective on meaning-making processes into conversation with theories on the legitimacy of the EU, an analytical move that helps us reveal the nuances in attitudes towards the EU and migration. Our results unpack the narratives surrounding the EU and migration and highlight the apparent cleavage between the ‘pro-immigrant’ and ‘anti-immigrant’ discourses that underpin migration attitudes among the Czech public. We find that notwithstanding some divisiveness, there exists considerable convergence along the three dimensions of legitimacy: input, output and throughput. Indeed, both camps challenge EU legitimacy, but they do so for different reasons and focus on different dimensions. The output aspect of EU legitimacy is the most problematic and criticised within both types of discourse. The input dimension is problematic only within the ‘anti-immigrant’ discourse, and the throughput dimension of EU legitimacy is rather neglected within both discourses. In empirical terms, these findings imply that, in the eyes of the Czech public, the EU—even for those who accept it as a legitimate actor with regard to asylum and migration policy—fails to deliver satisfactory results.

Návaznosti

GA20-08605S, projekt VaV

Název: Třináctý imigrant? Hloubkový průzkum vnímání migrace veřejností v České republice (Akronym: Thirteenth Immigrant)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, The thirteenth immigrant? An in-depth exploration of the public perception of migration in the Czech Republic

MUNI/A/1240/2021, interní kód MU

Název: Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky IV

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky IV

Přiložené soubory

The_Legitimacy_of_EU_Migration_and_Asylum_Policy_among_Czech_Public.pdf

Citovat

KROTKÝ, Jan; Bernadette Nadya JAWORSKY a Petr KANIOK. The legitimacy of European Union migration and asylum policy among the Czech public. Sociologický časopis. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2023, roč. 59, č. 3, s. 269-291. ISSN 0038-0288. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.13060/csr.2023.003.

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KROTKÝ, Jan; Bernadette Nadya JAWORSKY a Petr KANIOK. The legitimacy of European Union migration and asylum policy among the Czech public. \textit{Sociologický časopis}. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2023, roč.~59, č.~3, s.~269-291. ISSN~0038-0288. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.13060/csr.2023.003.

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