Review article
The refugee crisis – a great challenge for national states and the European Union
Elizabeta Mađarević
; PhD student at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The paper explains the implications of the European refugee crisis for the functioning of the EU and democracy within Europe, with reference to Hannah Arendt's theory on refugees and human rights. The paper examines critically the handling of the refugee crisis by the European Commission and its attitude towards EU Member States, which compromises the actual functioning of theEU and democracy in Europe. Arendt's theory helps us understand better the present situation, taking into account the historical context. Her theory on human rights, born of the French Revolution provides a possible answer regarding how to preserve European nation states and democracy in Europe, notions that have been challenged seriously by the waves of refugees from the Middle East, and ultimately by the European Union itself.
Keywords
nation-states; democracy; refugees; , EU immigration policy; human rights and asylum
Hrčak ID:
151757
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Publication date:
31.12.2015.
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