Beviljat asyl – en fråga om regeringsfärg?

Detta är en L2-uppsats från Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study is to explain if the political orientation of the government has an effect on recognition rates of asylum applications. Previous studies discuss what could affect applications of asylums, whilst this study focuses on understanding why the recognition of asylums are unproportionally distributed within the European Union. To do that the explanatory variable of government orientation on the economic left-right scale is used. The theories used to explain the differences in government- and how they affect asylum recognition are based on leftist parties and how they are positioned towards immigration. The study also explains the Common European Asylum System and the Dublin Regulation with regard to the asylum process in the EU and recognition rates of asylum applications. The study analyses data from 1999 to 2012 and uses these result to show several differences within EU itself and proves that leftist governments do not grant more asylum application than rightist governments.
