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Factors affecting solidarity: An argumentative analysis of the European Parliament debate on migration in the Mediterranean

Jörgensen, Felicia LU (2018) STVK02 20172
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The 12th of April 2016, the European Parliament held a debate concerning the migration on the Mediterranean Sea. The issue has turned into a political crisis that has divided the member states of the European Union. This study intends to examine whether geographical distance may condition solidarity. Through an argumentative analysis, arguments by Swedish, Finnish, Greek and Italian members of the European Parliament will be analyzed to establish whether political orientation, or geographical location is more likely to explain the difference in statements. It is found that the hypothesis of North European arguments being more often characterized by logic and South European by emotion is correct. Thereby the conclusion of the study is that... (More)
The 12th of April 2016, the European Parliament held a debate concerning the migration on the Mediterranean Sea. The issue has turned into a political crisis that has divided the member states of the European Union. This study intends to examine whether geographical distance may condition solidarity. Through an argumentative analysis, arguments by Swedish, Finnish, Greek and Italian members of the European Parliament will be analyzed to establish whether political orientation, or geographical location is more likely to explain the difference in statements. It is found that the hypothesis of North European arguments being more often characterized by logic and South European by emotion is correct. Thereby the conclusion of the study is that the geographical distance, in this case, is more likely to explain the different arguments than political orientation. (Less)
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author
Jörgensen, Felicia LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20172
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
European Union, EU, European Commission, European Parliament, Migration, Human Rights, Solidarity and Argumentation
language
English
id
8931000
date added to LUP
2018-08-24 09:12:23
date last changed
2018-08-24 09:12:23
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  abstract     = {{The 12th of April 2016, the European Parliament held a debate concerning the migration on the Mediterranean Sea. The issue has turned into a political crisis that has divided the member states of the European Union. This study intends to examine whether geographical distance may condition solidarity. Through an argumentative analysis, arguments by Swedish, Finnish, Greek and Italian members of the European Parliament will be analyzed to establish whether political orientation, or geographical location is more likely to explain the difference in statements. It is found that the hypothesis of North European arguments being more often characterized by logic and South European by emotion is correct. Thereby the conclusion of the study is that the geographical distance, in this case, is more likely to explain the different arguments than political orientation.}},
  author       = {{Jörgensen, Felicia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Factors affecting solidarity: An argumentative analysis of the European Parliament debate on migration in the Mediterranean}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}