HARMONIZATION OF EU IMMIGRATION POLICY AND PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT IMMIGRATION IN WEST AND EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Avrupa Birliği (AB)’nin göçmen politikasının uyumlaştırılması son yıllarda geniş bir şekilde tartışılmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, ortak bir göçmen politikası belirlemek AB’nin temel hedeflerinden biri haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışma öncelikle Avrupa entegrasyonu ile alakalı teorileri incelemekte, ve üye ülkelerdeki göçmenlere yönelik kamuoyunun ortak politika oluşturma yönündeki çabaların başarısının temel belirleyicisi olacağını ileri sürmektedir. Bu nedenle, AB’nin hem Batı Avrupalı hem de Doğu Avrupalı üye ülkelerindeki göçmenlere yönelik kamuoyunun detaylı bir şekilde incelenmesi son derece önemlidir. Yapılan sayısal analizin sonuçları, göçmenlere dönük kamuoyunun Batı ve Doğu Avrupa’da ciddi farklılıklar arz ettiğini göstermektedir. Bu sonuç AB göçmen politikasının uyumlaştırılması açısından ciddi sorunlara işaret etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

EU, Immigration, Public Opinion

HARMONIZATION OF EU IMMIGRATION POLICY AND PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT IMMIGRATION IN WEST AND EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Europeanization of the European Union Immigration policy is a widely debated topic in recent years. Achieving a common immigration policy has been one of the central aims of the European Union. This paper analyzes the theories of European integration with regard to creating a harmonized immigration policy and argues that public opinion in member states will be the main determinant of the success of these efforts. Therefore, a detailed analysis of public attitudes towards immigration both in Western and the newly admitted Eastern countries is necessary. The results of my analysis show that West and East European public opinion significantly differs in terms of attitudes towards immigration which might prevent to achieve a harmonized EU immigration policy.

Keywords:

EU, Immigration, Public Opinion,

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