Debating Immigrants and Refugees in Central Europe

Jan Kovář is Deputy Director for Research and Head of Centre for European Politics at the Institute of International Relations in Prague. He holds a Ph.D. degree in International Relations and European Studies from a joint programme by the Institute of International Relations Prague and Metropolitan University Prague. His main research interests revolve around the study of EU politics, party politics, media and communication studies, and migration in Europe. His work has been published in the International Communication Gazette, Journal of International Relations and Development, Problems of Post-Communism, and other journals. He also serves as the deputy editor-in-chief of Czech Journal of International Relations.

1. Introduction 2. Immigration in Central Europe: The Politics, Policies and Public Opinion in Czechia and Slovakia 3. Politicisation and Framing: The Conceptual Tools for the Study of Immigration 4. Portraying Immigrants in the Media Arena: Their Politicisation and Framing in Czechia and Slovakia 5. The Determinants of the Mediated Debate on Immigrants: Events, Immigrant Characteristics, and Outlet Type as the Key Factors 6. Portraying Immigrants in the Political Arena: Politicisation and Framing of Newcomers 7. The Determinants of the Politicisation and Framing of Immigrants in the Political Arena 8. Conclusions about the Politicisation and Framing of Immigrants in Central Europe References