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Hur media konstruerar en brottsling

Johansson, Elin LU and Sjöstedt, Anna LU (2022) RÄSK02 20221
Sociology of Law Department
Abstract
The aim of this study was to research how ISIS-returnees were portrayed by Swedish
media in order to understand the impact media’s portrayal of ISIS-returnees may have on
media consumers' attitudes towards these individuals. This was done by a qualitative
content analysis of 26 articles from two different Swedish news sites, named SVT Nyheter
and Samtiden. The results were analyzed based on postcolonial theory and Securitization
theory. The results and analysis showed how ISIS-returnees were portrayed as a deviant
group which, for example, can be seen in the way the news sites used terms such as “ISISreturnees”
and “ISIS-terrorists” in the articles. The result also demonstrated how the
news sites described ISIS-returnees as a... (More)
The aim of this study was to research how ISIS-returnees were portrayed by Swedish
media in order to understand the impact media’s portrayal of ISIS-returnees may have on
media consumers' attitudes towards these individuals. This was done by a qualitative
content analysis of 26 articles from two different Swedish news sites, named SVT Nyheter
and Samtiden. The results were analyzed based on postcolonial theory and Securitization
theory. The results and analysis showed how ISIS-returnees were portrayed as a deviant
group which, for example, can be seen in the way the news sites used terms such as “ISISreturnees”
and “ISIS-terrorists” in the articles. The result also demonstrated how the
news sites described ISIS-returnees as a threat to Sweden and its population. This could,
for example, be seen in the way the individuals were described to still be a part of ISIS
and as criminals. By portraying these individuals as deviant and as a threat, the media
consumers reading the articles could be believed to be affected and adopt a similar
mindset. This could result in an increased fear amongst readers and a stronger support
for “special politics”. (Less)
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author
Johansson, Elin LU and Sjöstedt, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
course
RÄSK02 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
IS-återvändare, media, postkolonial teori, säkerhetiseringsteorin, terrorism
language
Swedish
id
9094094
date added to LUP
2022-08-01 15:53:58
date last changed
2022-08-01 15:53:58
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to research how ISIS-returnees were portrayed by Swedish
media in order to understand the impact media’s portrayal of ISIS-returnees may have on
media consumers' attitudes towards these individuals. This was done by a qualitative
content analysis of 26 articles from two different Swedish news sites, named SVT Nyheter
and Samtiden. The results were analyzed based on postcolonial theory and Securitization
theory. The results and analysis showed how ISIS-returnees were portrayed as a deviant
group which, for example, can be seen in the way the news sites used terms such as “ISISreturnees”
and “ISIS-terrorists” in the articles. The result also demonstrated how the
news sites described ISIS-returnees as a threat to Sweden and its population. This could,
for example, be seen in the way the individuals were described to still be a part of ISIS
and as criminals. By portraying these individuals as deviant and as a threat, the media
consumers reading the articles could be believed to be affected and adopt a similar
mindset. This could result in an increased fear amongst readers and a stronger support
for “special politics”.}},
  author       = {{Johansson, Elin and Sjöstedt, Anna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Hur media konstruerar en brottsling}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}