Bilder av Ryssland: Annorlundahet och misstro i samtida svensk Rysslandsdiskurs
(2007)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis analyzes contemporary Swedish discourse on Russia, i.e. the ways Russia and Russians are perceived in Sweden today. After a summary of historical Western and Swedish perceptions of Russia, and a discussion about the treatment of these tensions within modern research, contemporary Swedish discourse is reconstructed based upon analytical articles in three major newspapers during the period 1992-2007. It is argued that the prevailing image of Russia contains the reproduction of old stereotypes and prejudices. The five major representations of Russia in contemporary Swedish discourse are: non-Western, unreliable, authoritarian, threatening and eternal, with the last one being a meta-representation functioning both as a... (More)
- This thesis analyzes contemporary Swedish discourse on Russia, i.e. the ways Russia and Russians are perceived in Sweden today. After a summary of historical Western and Swedish perceptions of Russia, and a discussion about the treatment of these tensions within modern research, contemporary Swedish discourse is reconstructed based upon analytical articles in three major newspapers during the period 1992-2007. It is argued that the prevailing image of Russia contains the reproduction of old stereotypes and prejudices. The five major representations of Russia in contemporary Swedish discourse are: non-Western, unreliable, authoritarian, threatening and eternal, with the last one being a meta-representation functioning both as a representation of its own and a mechanism for the reification of the others. This discoursive chain of equivalence is tantamount to a mental journey, which starts with the construction of Russia as an enigma, and ends in pure enmity. Finally, the importance of non-biased analysis is stressed, especially in - and not in spite of - times of tensions vis-à-vis the Russian regime. (Less)
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- author
- Svensson, John
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Ryssland, Sverige, diskursanalys, stereotyper, fördomar, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1321323
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- 2007-06-12 00:00:00
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abstract = {{This thesis analyzes contemporary Swedish discourse on Russia, i.e. the ways Russia and Russians are perceived in Sweden today. After a summary of historical Western and Swedish perceptions of Russia, and a discussion about the treatment of these tensions within modern research, contemporary Swedish discourse is reconstructed based upon analytical articles in three major newspapers during the period 1992-2007. It is argued that the prevailing image of Russia contains the reproduction of old stereotypes and prejudices. The five major representations of Russia in contemporary Swedish discourse are: non-Western, unreliable, authoritarian, threatening and eternal, with the last one being a meta-representation functioning both as a representation of its own and a mechanism for the reification of the others. This discoursive chain of equivalence is tantamount to a mental journey, which starts with the construction of Russia as an enigma, and ends in pure enmity. Finally, the importance of non-biased analysis is stressed, especially in - and not in spite of - times of tensions vis-à-vis the Russian regime.}},
author = {{Svensson, John}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Bilder av Ryssland: Annorlundahet och misstro i samtida svensk Rysslandsdiskurs}},
year = {{2007}},
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