Hjältar, skurkar och vanligt folk i berättelsen om det förlorade landet Sverige
(2018) In Working paper-serien 2018(1).- Abstract
- This article aims to contribute to the knowledge about the success which nationalist parties have experienced during the latest decades in western societies. By a qualitative text analysis, using a case study method, a Facebook-group anonymously named Sverigesidan (The Swedish page), has been studied in order to discover patterns which can explain how nationalism can attract groups who obviously are disadvantaged by the right-wing politics offered.
The result show that the discussion on Sverigesidan mobilize a master narrative created in the twentieths century by nationalist strategists, which can be summarized in four theses:
1) Immigrants presence alters Sweden negatively;
2) the Swedes are displaced;
3) left... (More) - This article aims to contribute to the knowledge about the success which nationalist parties have experienced during the latest decades in western societies. By a qualitative text analysis, using a case study method, a Facebook-group anonymously named Sverigesidan (The Swedish page), has been studied in order to discover patterns which can explain how nationalism can attract groups who obviously are disadvantaged by the right-wing politics offered.
The result show that the discussion on Sverigesidan mobilize a master narrative created in the twentieths century by nationalist strategists, which can be summarized in four theses:
1) Immigrants presence alters Sweden negatively;
2) the Swedes are displaced;
3) left wing politicians
are responsible;
4) media produces only “fake news”.
Using narrative theory for an in-depth analysis, I focused on the construction of the dichotomies Us and Them. A main finding was that the image of Us on Sverigesidan is split between an established nationalist Us, which legitimizes influence over Swedish territory, culture and political power and an outsider populist Us, which legitimizes the struggle against supremacy. Finally I argue that the hateful, shameless and aggressive expressions, present in a virtual space like Sverigesidan, can be explained by the excessive construction of Us and Them, which tend to take place in contexts
where people experience distance to The Other. (Less)
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- author
- Tigervall, Carina LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Heroes, Villains and Common People : – A Narrative Analysis of the Tale of the Lost Sweden
- publishing date
- 2018
- type
- Working paper/Preprint
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Nationalism, Internet, Narrative studies, Facebook-communities, Us and Them
- in
- Working paper-serien
- volume
- 2018
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 24 pages
- publisher
- Socialhögskolan, Lunds universitet
- ISSN
- 1650-8971
- language
- Swedish
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 74c0b32e-50fd-496c-9493-80e1d474835c
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- 2020-10-22 08:33:24
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abstract = {{This article aims to contribute to the knowledge about the success which nationalist parties have experienced during the latest decades in western societies. By a qualitative text analysis, using a case study method, a Facebook-group anonymously named Sverigesidan (The Swedish page), has been studied in order to discover patterns which can explain how nationalism can attract groups who obviously are disadvantaged by the right-wing politics offered. <br/><br/>The result show that the discussion on Sverigesidan mobilize a master narrative created in the twentieths century by nationalist strategists, which can be summarized in four theses:<br/><br/>1) Immigrants presence alters Sweden negatively; <br/>2) the Swedes are displaced; <br/>3) left wing politicians<br/>are responsible; <br/>4) media produces only “fake news”. <br/><br/>Using narrative theory for an in-depth analysis, I focused on the construction of the dichotomies Us and Them. A main finding was that the image of Us on Sverigesidan is split between an established nationalist Us, which legitimizes influence over Swedish territory, culture and political power and an outsider populist Us, which legitimizes the struggle against supremacy. Finally I argue that the hateful, shameless and aggressive expressions, present in a virtual space like Sverigesidan, can be explained by the excessive construction of Us and Them, which tend to take place in contexts<br/>where people experience distance to The Other.}},
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title = {{Hjältar, skurkar och vanligt folk i berättelsen om det förlorade landet Sverige}},
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