Media and Migration in Southeastern Europe: Shaping Narratives and Policies

This book examines the complex interplay between migration, media representation, and policy formation in Southeastern Europe. This volume brings together eighteen chapters, most based on primary research, along with an introductory chapter outlining key issues, to explore media narratives, public perception, political systems, and migration policy. Focusing on Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Hungary, it reveals how media representations both reflect and shape migration realities. In turn, evolving policies redefine those realities, creating a dynamic cycle that influences societal attitudes toward people on the move across Southeastern Europe and beyond – by shedding light on these interconnections, the book offers valuable insights into how migration continues to shape international relations. Aimed at scholars of media and migration, students, journalists, policymakers, and an informed general audience, particularly in Europe, this volume provides a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of one of the most pressing issues of our time.