EU Migration Policies in Crisis: The role of traditional and social media in shaping the European policy attention and actions (EUMMEP)

The project at a glance

Start date:

01 Jan 2020
Duration in months:

48
Funding:

FNR – Luxembourg, AFR PhD Grant
Principal Investigator(s):

Birte NIENABER

About

The increase of migrants arriving in Europe brought with it a parallel increase in media attention to the topic and highlighted systemic deficiencies in the European Union asylum system. The scope of this research is to understand the influence of traditional and social media on policy initiatives relating to migration within the EU. The research will address this impact by going beyond traditional agenda setting theories to understand the media’s impact on the substantial political agenda and decision making process relating to EU directives and responses to migration. This will be done through a comparative and longitudinal study between 2008 and 2018, through a comprehensive mapping exercise, drawing lineaments between media, external events and policy making within the EU in the defined timeframe.