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Reflections of the 2015 and 2022 Migration Crises on the Discourses in the European Parliament
(2023) Günsal, Zeynep; Çetin, Elif
Migration is not an unknown phenomenon for the EU, where 5.3 percent of the population consists of immigrants. However, in 2015 and 2022, migration turn into a pressing issue in both public and political discussions within the EU. Migration crises also occupied particular time in the European Union plenary debates. This thesis examines the reasons of similarities and differences in discursive frames in the European Parliament (EP) debates towards the 2015 and 2022 migration crises. To achieve this goal, first of all, content analysis was conducted on the discursive frames which MEPs spoke at migration-related plenary debates in 2015 and 2022 crises. After analyzing the discourse frames produced in crises, a comparison between the frames was made to reveal the discursive frames that continued or changed throughout the crises. The study results indicate that the discursive frames referred by MEPs in the 2015 and 2022 migration crises were more similar than different. The reasons behind the similarities were the institutional function of the EP and political positions of the party groups in the parliament. Moreover, the reasons behind the differences are geographical differentiation towards migration flows and changes in the party groups. The results of study showed that the EP's discussions on migration crises are formed by MEPs' approach to migration, MEPs can participate in migration discussions and create a political solution for the migration crisis as much as political power that the EP has.