O PAPEL DAS CIDADES NO ACOLHIMENTO DE REFUGIADOS. ESTUDO COMPARATIVO ENTRE BERLIM E PARIS

In recent years there has been a significant increase in the volume of migratory flowson a global scale, especially with the European Community area as the final destination.In fact, the European community’s space due to democratic stability and to itsliving conditions, has become a magnet for this new wave of refugees from countriesinvolved in various armed conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East. /is influxof migrants challenges all levels of government, especially local governments, who are at the forefront of receiving and welcoming refugees. /e present study focuseson the recent refugee crisis in Europe, as well as on how European cities, namelyParis and Berlin, worked to integrate a significant number of refugees, consideringthe different approaches and strategies to host this flow of refugees. Based on a comparativeand descriptive study, we will try to trace the political strategies adopted atthe local level in the reception of refugees, allowing to map the conditions for theeffective integration of these citizens in the European space.