The current refugee crisis: lessons from the past and ways or policies to confront them, according to the European Union framework

Abstract

There have been many flows during the last centuries and humanity has reacted in various ways. The refugee crisis which characterizes the 21st century is the exodus of Syrians, due to their civil war. In this thesis the main research objective is the study of the recent and phenomenal refugee crisis in Europe since 2015, its complexity and its main characteristics, the causes that led to this crisis and the consequences to the financial and social status of Europe. The comprehension of an exodus is analyzed in the following study, after long research of other movements in the past, where people migrated for diverse reasons. Although, in many cases the causes are common, the main reason is survival. It is important to understand by a sociological perspective that in any civilization and era, people react to oppression and support each other, in order to survive. Therefore, this dissertation renders some other flows to be critically examined and viewed in order to understand the complexity of migration and the consequences of each exodus to humans and society. Nonetheless, people will always try to improve their living conditions or secure their lives when in need and in these cases, migration will always be the solution. However, humanity will always respond to such refugee massive flows, even if it is not always prepared to manage such unexpected crises.