German and Polish Perspectives on Migration, Refugee and Border Policy in Europe

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-8305-5651-0
Verlag: BWV Berliner-Wissenschaft

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 325 g

Population migration is an integral part of the modern world. While this phenomenon is not new, its scale and global nature have taken on a new dimension in recent years. Migration has become a catalyst for political, social, economic, and cultural change worldwide, and is now a central topic in public and political debates in many countries.

Today, states face the challenge of managing migration processes and developing effective migration and integration policies. A sound analysis of the issue is essential as a starting point for such efforts. This book aims to provide such an analysis. The contributions, written by political scientists, sociologists, economists, legal scholars, and experts in adult education, examine the experiences of Germany and Poland with migration, placing them within a broader European context. Migration is also a topic frequently exploited by populists around the world; stoking fear of migrants has become a tool in political discourse. This can only be countered by a rational debate about the opportunities and risks, as well as the benefits and costs, of migration. The authors present well-founded arguments to support such a debate.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matykiewicz, Aleksandra

Gierszewski, Dorota

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Matykiewicz, Aleksandra
Aleksandra Matykiewicz is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Her research focuses on migration and integration policy.

Gierszewski, Dorota
Dorota Gierszewski is a Professor and Head of the Department of Social Education and Adult Learning, Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Her research focuses on adult development theory and civic education/democracy education.