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Är den svenska solidariteten selektiv? En kritisk diskursanalys av politiska debatter om det svenska flyktingmottagandet.

Hägg, Cajsa LU and Zetterstrand, Karin LU (2024) SOPB63 20241
School of Social Work
Abstract
In 2015 Sweden received a substantial amount of refugees from the Middle East compared to other European countries, which caused debate concerning Sweden's refugee politics. Some political parties wanted to focus on helping in the nearby area instead of the refugees coming to Sweden. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 refugees fled to Sweden again. The discussions throughout the society at this time were that all Ukrainians were welcome. Therefore, the study aims to analyze how politicians from the Swedish parliament parties speak about refugees and how current and historical events influence the use of language over time. Through critical discourse analysis, we have read transcribed documents from debates in the parliament about refugees... (More)
In 2015 Sweden received a substantial amount of refugees from the Middle East compared to other European countries, which caused debate concerning Sweden's refugee politics. Some political parties wanted to focus on helping in the nearby area instead of the refugees coming to Sweden. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 refugees fled to Sweden again. The discussions throughout the society at this time were that all Ukrainians were welcome. Therefore, the study aims to analyze how politicians from the Swedish parliament parties speak about refugees and how current and historical events influence the use of language over time. Through critical discourse analysis, we have read transcribed documents from debates in the parliament about refugees from 2002, 2015, and 2022.

Furthermore, we have examined the language using Norman Fairclough's three-dimensional model, which consists of analyzing the language, discourse practice, and social practice. The conclusions of the study show three prominent discourses: solidarity/humanity, strict refugee politics, and distinction of refugees. The discourses were found in all periods. Additionally, the parties talked more highly about the Ukrainian refugees compared to refugees from the Middle East, concerning culture, economy, and safety. Aspects that affected these discourses were whether the country which the refugees fled from was nearby or far away, if the receiving country saw the conflict as a common threat and if the refugees could easily integrate with society. (Less)
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author
Hägg, Cajsa LU and Zetterstrand, Karin LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
critical discourse analysis, refugee, middle east, Ukraine, politics, promising victimhood, selective solidarity, othering
language
Swedish
id
9164412
date added to LUP
2024-06-26 22:13:55
date last changed
2024-06-26 22:13:55
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  abstract     = {{In 2015 Sweden received a substantial amount of refugees from the Middle East compared to other European countries, which caused debate concerning Sweden's refugee politics. Some political parties wanted to focus on helping in the nearby area instead of the refugees coming to Sweden. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 refugees fled to Sweden again. The discussions throughout the society at this time were that all Ukrainians were welcome. Therefore, the study aims to analyze how politicians from the Swedish parliament parties speak about refugees and how current and historical events influence the use of language over time. Through critical discourse analysis, we have read transcribed documents from debates in the parliament about refugees from 2002, 2015, and 2022.

Furthermore, we have examined the language using Norman Fairclough's three-dimensional model, which consists of analyzing the language, discourse practice, and social practice. The conclusions of the study show three prominent discourses: solidarity/humanity, strict refugee politics, and distinction of refugees. The discourses were found in all periods. Additionally, the parties talked more highly about the Ukrainian refugees compared to refugees from the Middle East, concerning culture, economy, and safety. Aspects that affected these discourses were whether the country which the refugees fled from was nearby or far away, if the receiving country saw the conflict as a common threat and if the refugees could easily integrate with society.}},
  author       = {{Hägg, Cajsa and Zetterstrand, Karin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Är den svenska solidariteten selektiv? En kritisk diskursanalys av politiska debatter om det svenska flyktingmottagandet.}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}