Hungarian Policy on the Refusal of Refugee in Europe 2015 - 2017

Abstract

This thesis specifically analyzes the Hungarian government securitize refugees according to securitization theory. The problem of this research stems from the peak of the arrival of the dominant flow of immigrants from the Middle East to Hungary. This made the Hungarian government have to take a firm stand on this incident. The Hungarian government considers these refugees to pose a threat to national security, both from the economic and social sectors, and even threats to national identity. The theory used as a frame of mind is the theory of securitization according to the Copenhagen School. The qualitative method is the research method used in writing this research. Data collection techniques were carried out through literature study by looking for data from books, articles from journals, and online official news. This research found that the Hungarian government securitize refugees through existential threat from the refugee crisis, emergency action of the government, breaking free of rules in Hungary.