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På demokratins bakgård : en kvalitativ innehållsanalys av diskussioner om medial mörkläggning i kommentarsfält på Facebook

Gustavsson, Klara LU (2022) MKVK04 20212
Media and Communication Studies
Department of Communication and Media
Abstract
This is a qualitative content analysis of discussions that take place on what I call the backyard of democracy. I examine comment boxes on Facebook discussing the Swedish daily news paper Dagens Nyheters alleged obscuration of sexual harassments that took place during the festival We Are Sthlm in 2015. Using Wodaks categorization of the radical right populist discourse in Europe, I find that the comment boxes to a large degree consists of shared views where ”those up there” are portrayed as liars and cowards and are repeatedly undermined by a consistent ”I told you so”-mentality. The problem with sexual harassments is explained to be the result of cultural clashes where ”those out there” are portrayed as culturally inferior to ”us”. The... (More)
This is a qualitative content analysis of discussions that take place on what I call the backyard of democracy. I examine comment boxes on Facebook discussing the Swedish daily news paper Dagens Nyheters alleged obscuration of sexual harassments that took place during the festival We Are Sthlm in 2015. Using Wodaks categorization of the radical right populist discourse in Europe, I find that the comment boxes to a large degree consists of shared views where ”those up there” are portrayed as liars and cowards and are repeatedly undermined by a consistent ”I told you so”-mentality. The problem with sexual harassments is explained to be the result of cultural clashes where ”those out there” are portrayed as culturally inferior to ”us”. The solution to the problem is described to be expulsion. Furthermore ”the people” are considered to have been betrayed by the establishment, the media are accused of censorship, and the alternative media are depicted as truth tellers. I note that the comments are characterized by anger and confidence rather than fear and apprehension. Finally, this study evokes questions about challenges for liberal democracy that become apparent for those who make the effort to wander the backyard of democracy. (Less)
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author
Gustavsson, Klara LU
supervisor
organization
course
MKVK04 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
kommentarsfält, radikal högerpopulism, mörkläggning, demokrati, folket
language
Swedish
id
9070478
date added to LUP
2022-01-26 07:54:42
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2022-01-26 07:54:42
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  abstract     = {{This is a qualitative content analysis of discussions that take place on what I call the backyard of democracy. I examine comment boxes on Facebook discussing the Swedish daily news paper Dagens Nyheters alleged obscuration of sexual harassments that took place during the festival We Are Sthlm in 2015. Using Wodaks categorization of the radical right populist discourse in Europe, I find that the comment boxes to a large degree consists of shared views where ”those up there” are portrayed as liars and cowards and are repeatedly undermined by a consistent ”I told you so”-mentality. The problem with sexual harassments is explained to be the result of cultural clashes where ”those out there” are portrayed as culturally inferior to ”us”. The solution to the problem is described to be expulsion. Furthermore ”the people” are considered to have been betrayed by the establishment, the media are accused of censorship, and the alternative media are depicted as truth tellers. I note that the comments are characterized by anger and confidence rather than fear and apprehension. Finally, this study evokes questions about challenges for liberal democracy that become apparent for those who make the effort to wander the backyard of democracy.}},
  author       = {{Gustavsson, Klara}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{På demokratins bakgård : en kvalitativ innehållsanalys av diskussioner om medial mörkläggning i kommentarsfält på Facebook}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}