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Säkerhetisering av desinformation?

Holst, Viola LU (2023) STVK04 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In recent years, disinformation has received a lot of attention, including within the European Union (EU). This paper aims to examine the EU's view on disinformation. The paper uses discourse analysis and the Copenhagen School Securitization Theory to analyze two policy documents about disinformation from the EU published in 2018. By examining and highlighting the use of language, the study aims to map how disinformation as a problem is represented and understood by the EU. The purpose is to map and highlight the discourse the EU maintains around disinformation and to investigate if, and how, the EU is securitizing disinformation.

The study shows that the EU describes information as a threat to the democracy, society and citizens within... (More)
In recent years, disinformation has received a lot of attention, including within the European Union (EU). This paper aims to examine the EU's view on disinformation. The paper uses discourse analysis and the Copenhagen School Securitization Theory to analyze two policy documents about disinformation from the EU published in 2018. By examining and highlighting the use of language, the study aims to map how disinformation as a problem is represented and understood by the EU. The purpose is to map and highlight the discourse the EU maintains around disinformation and to investigate if, and how, the EU is securitizing disinformation.

The study shows that the EU describes information as a threat to the democracy, society and citizens within EU. The discourse is dramatized and disinformation is described as a threat that requires a high priority on the political agenda. EU argues that disinformation must be handled to protect democracy, society and citizens and the measures require cooperation between a variety of actors. The EU's rhetoric has great similarities with the securitization theory's speech-acts, and based on the analysis, it is concluded that the policy documents can be regarded as attempts by the EU to securitize disinformation. (Less)
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author
Holst, Viola LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK04 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Securitization, the Copenhagen School, disinformation, European Union, discourse analysis
language
Swedish
id
9115540
date added to LUP
2023-08-18 16:14:13
date last changed
2023-08-18 16:14:13
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  abstract     = {{In recent years, disinformation has received a lot of attention, including within the European Union (EU). This paper aims to examine the EU's view on disinformation. The paper uses discourse analysis and the Copenhagen School Securitization Theory to analyze two policy documents about disinformation from the EU published in 2018. By examining and highlighting the use of language, the study aims to map how disinformation as a problem is represented and understood by the EU. The purpose is to map and highlight the discourse the EU maintains around disinformation and to investigate if, and how, the EU is securitizing disinformation.

The study shows that the EU describes information as a threat to the democracy, society and citizens within EU. The discourse is dramatized and disinformation is described as a threat that requires a high priority on the political agenda. EU argues that disinformation must be handled to protect democracy, society and citizens and the measures require cooperation between a variety of actors. The EU's rhetoric has great similarities with the securitization theory's speech-acts, and based on the analysis, it is concluded that the policy documents can be regarded as attempts by the EU to securitize disinformation.}},
  author       = {{Holst, Viola}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Säkerhetisering av desinformation?}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}