State and policy failure concerning refugees in Bulgaria: Dynamics, trends and paradoxes

Ildiko Otova

doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2020-2-267

Contents
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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 143–144 Editorial 143–144
- 145–164 Bosnia and Herzegovina’s eroding Dayton constitutional order Jasmin Mujanović Jasmin Mujanović 145–164
- 165–186 Twenty five years of the Dayton Agreement: peace project or difficult journey towards a functional state Fatima Fazlić Fatima Fazlić 165–186
- 187–208 Deconsolidation and de-democratisation: Current western Balkans experience of the transition Christophe Solioz Christophe Solioz 187–208
- 209–232 Stepping up the beat: the reinvigoration of dialogue between the EU and the Balkans Calvin Allen Calvin Allen 209–232
- 233–244 Inequalities and political populism: The case of Bulgaria Lyuboslav Kostov Lyuboslav Kostov 233–244
- 245–266 The dynamics of class mobilisations: evidence from protest event analysis in Bulgaria and Slovenia Ivaylo Dinev Ivaylo Dinev 245–266
- 267–284 State and policy failure concerning refugees in Bulgaria: Dynamics, trends and paradoxes Ildiko Otova Ildiko Otova 267–284
- 285–286 About the Authors 285–286
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SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe , page 267 - 284

State and policy failure concerning refugees in Bulgaria: Dynamics, trends and paradoxes

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Ildiko Otova

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2020-2-267
- ISSN: 1435-2869
- ISSN online: 2942-3384
Abstract

The change of political regime in Bulgaria after 1989 drastically altered the country’s migration picture. It can be asserted positively that the number of emigrating individuals still exceeds the number of immigrants who have made their choice of Bulgaria as a country of reception. However, material provided by researchers, demonstrating that immigration is radically different from the classical phenomenon in western Europe, is at sharp variance with the manner in which the topic has been reflected in the domestic political and public discourse. This article examines the refugee phenomenon of Bulgaria against this context, seeking to highlight the failures of Bulgarian politics and policy development process. Politicians have ruthlessly exploited the topic in their desire to generate an everpresent sense of crisis, and crisis management, which not only covers up their own shortcomings but also acts to prevent the making of real policies, creating a gap into which NGOs have been forced to step. These, in turn, pose the real threat to national security insofar as Bulgaria remains unprepared to face subsequent migration.
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