Refugee news, refugee politics: journalism, public opinion and policymaking in Europe

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Situating the "Refugee Crisis" and its Sociopolitical Effects through 21st-Century European Journalism -- The Game-Changing Year of 2015 -- Unpacking the "Refugee" "Crisis" -- The Journalism and Politics Connection in the 2010s -- Book Plan -- Notes -- References -- Part 1: Policy, Politics, and Media Discourses from Fortress Europe to Mutti Merkel and Idomeni -- Chapter 1: Welcoming Citizens, Divided Government, Simplifying Media -- Germany's Refugee Crisis, 2015-2017 -- Welcome Culture and the Person of the Year 2015 -- Welcome Culture and the Media -- Loss of Control -- Shock and CDU-CSU Conflict -- Merkel's Welcome, the Federal Bureaucracy, and the Media -- 2017: Election Surprises -- Conclusion: Politics and the Media -- References -- Notes from the Field -- One Sentence, Many Misunderstandings: A German Journalist Reflects on Germany's "We Can Do It" Stance -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2: The Expectations-Politics-Policy Conundrum -- Assessing the Impact of the Migration and Refugee Crisis on the European Union -- National Politics and the Migration Crisis -- Policy Responses and Public Opinion -- Conclusion: Surmounting the Expectations-Politics-Policy Conundrum? -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3: "Fortress Europe" -- Representation and Argumentation in Austrian Media and EU Press Releases on Border Policies -- Introduction -- The Discourse-Historical Approach -- Borders and Bordering Practices -- Data and Methods -- Results at the Austrian Level -- Results at the EU Level -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: The Gender Dimension of the Refugee Debate -- Progressiveness and Backwardness Discourses in Austrian Press Coverage -- Introduction -- Research Basics and Perspectives