The Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigration Discourse on Asylum Applications in the Balkans (2017–2021)
Immigration has become an increasingly contentious political and social issue in Europe over the past decade. The growing influx of asylum seekers has been driven by deteriorating security conditions, armed conflicts, and political and economic instability in various regions, alongside the comparat...
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Immigration has become an increasingly contentious political and social issue in Europe over the past decade. The growing influx of asylum seekers has been driven by deteriorating security conditions, armed conflicts, and political and economic instability in various regions, alongside the comparatively higher living standards in Europe. As a global hegemon, the United States has indirectly shaped migration patterns in peripheral regions such as the Balkans. This paper examines how President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration discourse during his first term (2017–2021) coincided with an approximately 45% decrease in asylum applications from the Balkans. Drawing on official statistics and employing Critical Discourse Analysis, the study explores how US rhetoric influenced regional policy emulation. The findings underscore the transnational impact of populist discourse and call for a critical reassessment of migration governance in key transit regions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea250f9477c2463899c8ba7f9471a0f72025-08-20T03:39:21ZengInstitute for Research and European StudiesJournal of Liberty and International Affairs1857-97602025-07-01111The Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigration Discourse on Asylum Applications in the Balkans (2017–2021)Vasil Pavlov0Siddharth Kanojia 1University of National and World Economy O. P. Jindal Global University Immigration has become an increasingly contentious political and social issue in Europe over the past decade. The growing influx of asylum seekers has been driven by deteriorating security conditions, armed conflicts, and political and economic instability in various regions, alongside the comparatively higher living standards in Europe. As a global hegemon, the United States has indirectly shaped migration patterns in peripheral regions such as the Balkans. This paper examines how President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration discourse during his first term (2017–2021) coincided with an approximately 45% decrease in asylum applications from the Balkans. Drawing on official statistics and employing Critical Discourse Analysis, the study explores how US rhetoric influenced regional policy emulation. The findings underscore the transnational impact of populist discourse and call for a critical reassessment of migration governance in key transit regions. https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/1781ImmigrationAsylumBalkansTrumpSecuritizationMigration Governance |
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| title | The Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigration Discourse on Asylum Applications in the Balkans (2017–2021) |
| title_full | The Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigration Discourse on Asylum Applications in the Balkans (2017–2021) |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigration Discourse on Asylum Applications in the Balkans (2017–2021) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigration Discourse on Asylum Applications in the Balkans (2017–2021) |
| title_short | The Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigration Discourse on Asylum Applications in the Balkans (2017–2021) |
| title_sort | impact of trump s anti immigration discourse on asylum applications in the balkans 2017 2021 |
| topic | Immigration Asylum Balkans Trump Securitization Migration Governance |
| url | https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/1781 |
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