analySiS Us vs. Them in Central and Eastern Europe Populism, the Refugee Other and the Re-Consideration of National Identity Jenna alThoff• veroniKa JÓŹWiaK• rahela JUrKoviĆ• anna KyriaZi• Chiara milan• ed: andrÁS SZalai July 2018  Jenna Althoff’s contribution uses quantitative methods to investigate how the media in two key states, Austria and Hungary, have contributed to the framing of the migra­tion crisis. Specifically, she raises the crucial question which role media can play in turning migration into a secrutiy issue, thereby severely limiting the kind of policy ans­wers that are imaginable.  Veronika Jóźwiak offers a snapshot of how Poland, an EU member state that is hosti­le to migration despite not being its target, formulates a political coalition along the refugee issue. Largely focused on the Visegrád 4 group with vocal opponents of migration such as Hungary, this coalition will have a say in how the EU develops in the near future.  Rahela Jurković’s analysis also offers a glimpse into how refugees see their difficult journey to Europe, as well as the societies they pass through. Using qualitative inter­views, she contrasts the frequently hostile rhetoric of Croatian politicians with the deeply personal stories of refugees on their way to Austria.  Anna Kyriazi is comparing the Greek bailout referendum on economic reform and the Hungarian migrant quota referendum on the relocation quotas proposed by the Euro­pean Union. The study shows that populists on both end of the political spectrum can use growing Europscepticism for political gains.  Chiara Milan takes us back to the field: she finds that the refugee situation of 2015 has given birth to a remarkable strength of solidarity in the post-Yugoslav states of the Balkan route. The paper analyses the phenomenon and reveals the factors that fostered local solidarity initiatives.