CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Afshar Vogl, Shirlene Sanam |
|---|---|
| Title | Home Sweet Home? EU Influence on Refugee Integration Policy in Central Eastern Europe: The Case of Hungary |
| Summary | This thesis observes the ability of the EU to influence national migration policy by taking a reluctant Member State actor like Hungary and focusing the migration policy area to integration policy in order to analyze the adoption of EU-level principles on integration via ‘soft’ policy transfer mechanisms. While the concept of integration is versatile and congruent with many areas within the domain of public policy, this work will concentrate on integration in respect of recognized refugees in Hungary. In doing so, a comparative study using qualitative research methods will empirically examine the EU’s Common Basic Principles on Integration against the national integration contract scheme for refugees in Hungary and will reveal the reality of EU-Member State policy transfer theories. Previous literature on policy transfer theories and integration concepts along with expert interviews assist in concluding that funding, local civil society and national political will all take part in the ability of the EU to make an impact on national level legislation. Keywords: Integration, refugee, EU, Member State, Hungary, policy transfer, integration policy |
| Supervisor | Svensson, Sara |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/afshar_shirlene.pdf |
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