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(O)likhetens värde – Om tolerans i den invandrarpolitiska diskursen

Andersson, Linus LU (2014) STVM21 20132
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This master thesis revolves around one key question: did the view on tolerance change within the discourse of immigration-policies in Sweden after 2010? After a successful election by “Sverigedemokraterna” a general concern was raised regarding how immigration- and immigrant policies would be affected. In this thesis a comparison is made between two election-periods in Sweden, both having a ”populist right wing party” in parliament: 1991-1994 with “Ny demokrati” and 2010-2014 with “Sverigedemokraterna”. For each parliamentary term a TV-debate and two parliamentary debates revolving around immigration-policies is analyzed. A discourse analytical approach is used based on theories by Laclau & Mouffe in order to deconstruct and study... (More)
This master thesis revolves around one key question: did the view on tolerance change within the discourse of immigration-policies in Sweden after 2010? After a successful election by “Sverigedemokraterna” a general concern was raised regarding how immigration- and immigrant policies would be affected. In this thesis a comparison is made between two election-periods in Sweden, both having a ”populist right wing party” in parliament: 1991-1994 with “Ny demokrati” and 2010-2014 with “Sverigedemokraterna”. For each parliamentary term a TV-debate and two parliamentary debates revolving around immigration-policies is analyzed. A discourse analytical approach is used based on theories by Laclau & Mouffe in order to deconstruct and study formations and constructions within the discourses. Finally, the discursive formations are discussed in relation to perspectives on tolerance.
It is highlighted that the discourse of 2010-2014 could be understood as both expressing more tolerant as well as less tolerant perspectives, than those articulated in the discourse of 1991-1994. While the articulations of “Sverigedemokraterna” was based on a more assimilatory, excluding perspective than those articulated by “Ny demokrati”, the other parties instead articulated more multicultural and pluralistic perspectives than their counterparts in the parliamentary term of 1991-1994. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Linus LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM21 20132
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
invandrarpolitik, diskursanalys, tolerans, sverigedemokraterna, ny demokrati
language
Swedish
id
4228639
date added to LUP
2014-01-30 13:03:05
date last changed
2014-01-30 13:03:05
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  abstract     = {{This master thesis revolves around one key question: did the view on tolerance change within the discourse of immigration-policies in Sweden after 2010? After a successful election by “Sverigedemokraterna” a general concern was raised regarding how immigration- and immigrant policies would be affected. In this thesis a comparison is made between two election-periods in Sweden, both having a ”populist right wing party” in parliament: 1991-1994 with “Ny demokrati” and 2010-2014 with “Sverigedemokraterna”. For each parliamentary term a TV-debate and two parliamentary debates revolving around immigration-policies is analyzed. A discourse analytical approach is used based on theories by Laclau & Mouffe in order to deconstruct and study formations and constructions within the discourses. Finally, the discursive formations are discussed in relation to perspectives on tolerance.
It is highlighted that the discourse of 2010-2014 could be understood as both expressing more tolerant as well as less tolerant perspectives, than those articulated in the discourse of 1991-1994. While the articulations of “Sverigedemokraterna” was based on a more assimilatory, excluding perspective than those articulated by “Ny demokrati”, the other parties instead articulated more multicultural and pluralistic perspectives than their counterparts in the parliamentary term of 1991-1994.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Linus}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{(O)likhetens värde – Om tolerans i den invandrarpolitiska diskursen}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}