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Coloniality in Nordic Identity Constructions: The Case of Finland and the Immigration Discourse of the Finns Party and Riikka Purra

Matinlauri, Unna-Maija Kaarina LU (2022) SIMZ11 20221
Graduate School
Abstract (Swedish)
Coloniality persistently prevails in the many aspects of today’s societies, including identity constructions. However, the role of the Nordic region in colonialism and its continuous consequences has been severely downplayed, if not ignored, not least in connection to Finland. Thus, this research explores the visibilities of coloniality in social identity constructions in the context of Finland. As such connections are often the most apparent in the anti-immigration discourse of the far-right, the focus will be on the visibilities of coloniality in the in-group and out-group constructions in the immigration discourse of the Finns Party, and the current chair Riikka Purra, using the Finns Party immigration policy and Riikka Purra’s... (More)
Coloniality persistently prevails in the many aspects of today’s societies, including identity constructions. However, the role of the Nordic region in colonialism and its continuous consequences has been severely downplayed, if not ignored, not least in connection to Finland. Thus, this research explores the visibilities of coloniality in social identity constructions in the context of Finland. As such connections are often the most apparent in the anti-immigration discourse of the far-right, the focus will be on the visibilities of coloniality in the in-group and out-group constructions in the immigration discourse of the Finns Party, and the current chair Riikka Purra, using the Finns Party immigration policy and Riikka Purra’s immigration discourse as data. The data is analysed with the guidance of Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis and a theoretical framework rooted in decolonial theory. The analysis of the findings is conducted within four thematic categories based on the most evident colonial hierarchies found in the data, which are: immigrant as a criminal threat/Finnish nation as a victim, immigrant as an economic strain/Finnish nation as a victim, immigrant as a demographic threat/Finnish nation as a victim and cultural inferiority of immigrants/cultural superiority of the Finnish nation. (Less)
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author
Matinlauri, Unna-Maija Kaarina LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ11 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
coloniality, far-right, Finns Party, immigration discourse, critical discourse analysis
language
English
id
9099198
date added to LUP
2022-09-20 08:52:38
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2022-09-20 08:52:38
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  abstract     = {{Coloniality persistently prevails in the many aspects of today’s societies, including identity constructions. However, the role of the Nordic region in colonialism and its continuous consequences has been severely downplayed, if not ignored, not least in connection to Finland. Thus, this research explores the visibilities of coloniality in social identity constructions in the context of Finland. As such connections are often the most apparent in the anti-immigration discourse of the far-right, the focus will be on the visibilities of coloniality in the in-group and out-group constructions in the immigration discourse of the Finns Party, and the current chair Riikka Purra, using the Finns Party immigration policy and Riikka Purra’s immigration discourse as data. The data is analysed with the guidance of Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis and a theoretical framework rooted in decolonial theory. The analysis of the findings is conducted within four thematic categories based on the most evident colonial hierarchies found in the data, which are: immigrant as a criminal threat/Finnish nation as a victim, immigrant as an economic strain/Finnish nation as a victim, immigrant as a demographic threat/Finnish nation as a victim and cultural inferiority of immigrants/cultural superiority of the Finnish nation.}},
  author       = {{Matinlauri, Unna-Maija Kaarina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Coloniality in Nordic Identity Constructions: The Case of Finland and the Immigration Discourse of the Finns Party and Riikka Purra}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}