Konsten att skapa ett säkerhetshot. En diskursanalys av Miljöpartiet de grönas och Socialdemokraternas språkbruk inom migrationspolitiken
(2021) STVK02 20211Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis seeks to explore the migration discourse of two Swedish parliamentary parties: Miljöpartiet de gröna and Socialdemokraterna. The main purpose is to explore if the parties verbally construct migration flows and migrants as a security threat. Similarities and differences between the parties’ migration discourses will be analyzed. The thesis is theory consuming and uses the securitization theory as a tool to examine whether or not migration is portrayed as a danger. The primary material consists of parliamentary debates which will be analysed using discourse analysis as a method. The time period examined is 2018-2019, during which the two parties together formed the Swedish government.
The result shows that the two parties... (More) - This thesis seeks to explore the migration discourse of two Swedish parliamentary parties: Miljöpartiet de gröna and Socialdemokraterna. The main purpose is to explore if the parties verbally construct migration flows and migrants as a security threat. Similarities and differences between the parties’ migration discourses will be analyzed. The thesis is theory consuming and uses the securitization theory as a tool to examine whether or not migration is portrayed as a danger. The primary material consists of parliamentary debates which will be analysed using discourse analysis as a method. The time period examined is 2018-2019, during which the two parties together formed the Swedish government.
The result shows that the two parties portray migration and migrants differently. Based on the operational indicators, none of the party's rhetoric can be considered fully securitized. However, Socialdemokraterna tends to describe migration flows more as a potential threat compared to Miljöpartiet. This is done mainly by discussing security issues within the migration debate, which leads to migrants being associated with crimes and risks. For further research it would be interesting to explore the causes to the parties’ discourses as well as comparing the individual parties' rhetoric with the government’s common one. (Less)
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- author
- Person, Mikaela LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK02 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Säkerhetisering, migration, Miljöpartiet de gröna, Socialdemokraterna
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9062798
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- 2021-09-27 14:05:56
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abstract = {{This thesis seeks to explore the migration discourse of two Swedish parliamentary parties: Miljöpartiet de gröna and Socialdemokraterna. The main purpose is to explore if the parties verbally construct migration flows and migrants as a security threat. Similarities and differences between the parties’ migration discourses will be analyzed. The thesis is theory consuming and uses the securitization theory as a tool to examine whether or not migration is portrayed as a danger. The primary material consists of parliamentary debates which will be analysed using discourse analysis as a method. The time period examined is 2018-2019, during which the two parties together formed the Swedish government.
The result shows that the two parties portray migration and migrants differently. Based on the operational indicators, none of the party's rhetoric can be considered fully securitized. However, Socialdemokraterna tends to describe migration flows more as a potential threat compared to Miljöpartiet. This is done mainly by discussing security issues within the migration debate, which leads to migrants being associated with crimes and risks. For further research it would be interesting to explore the causes to the parties’ discourses as well as comparing the individual parties' rhetoric with the government’s common one.}},
author = {{Person, Mikaela}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Konsten att skapa ett säkerhetshot. En diskursanalys av Miljöpartiet de grönas och Socialdemokraternas språkbruk inom migrationspolitiken}},
year = {{2021}},
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