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EU, go home? A frame analysis of the anti-tourism social movement in Barcelona and implications for EU support

Adrian Fernandez, Javier LU (2023) STVM23 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
How does anti-tourism affect support for the EU? This question has gained a newly found relevance in recent years, as anti-tourism protests have appeared in many European cities with high levels of tourism. Despite this relevance, some elements of these protests have not received as much attention as they deserve. This thesis will aim to fill one of the gaps in the literature: how anti-tourism social movements frame the issue of tourism and their culprits, and how can such frames affect support for the EU. I hypothesize that these movements have a negative effect on European identity through the adoption of adversarial frames, where anti-tourism movements posit European tourists as culprits. By employing the documents produced by the most... (More)
How does anti-tourism affect support for the EU? This question has gained a newly found relevance in recent years, as anti-tourism protests have appeared in many European cities with high levels of tourism. Despite this relevance, some elements of these protests have not received as much attention as they deserve. This thesis will aim to fill one of the gaps in the literature: how anti-tourism social movements frame the issue of tourism and their culprits, and how can such frames affect support for the EU. I hypothesize that these movements have a negative effect on European identity through the adoption of adversarial frames, where anti-tourism movements posit European tourists as culprits. By employing the documents produced by the most important anti-tourism organization in Barcelona, I perform an analysis of the frames that such association uses. My results show no evidence that corroborates my hypothesis. However, some useful implications can be extracted from my analysis, including the possible increase in intra-EU cooperation of civil society organizations, as well as the need for further research as to why the EU remains depoliticized at the local level. (Less)
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author
Adrian Fernandez, Javier LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM23 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Mobility, anti-tourism, frames, social movements, Barcelona
language
English
id
9115557
date added to LUP
2023-08-27 16:19:43
date last changed
2023-08-27 16:19:43
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  abstract     = {{How does anti-tourism affect support for the EU? This question has gained a newly found relevance in recent years, as anti-tourism protests have appeared in many European cities with high levels of tourism. Despite this relevance, some elements of these protests have not received as much attention as they deserve. This thesis will aim to fill one of the gaps in the literature: how anti-tourism social movements frame the issue of tourism and their culprits, and how can such frames affect support for the EU. I hypothesize that these movements have a negative effect on European identity through the adoption of adversarial frames, where anti-tourism movements posit European tourists as culprits. By employing the documents produced by the most important anti-tourism organization in Barcelona, I perform an analysis of the frames that such association uses. My results show no evidence that corroborates my hypothesis. However, some useful implications can be extracted from my analysis, including the possible increase in intra-EU cooperation of civil society organizations, as well as the need for further research as to why the EU remains depoliticized at the local level.}},
  author       = {{Adrian Fernandez, Javier}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{EU, go home? A frame analysis of the anti-tourism social movement in Barcelona and implications for EU support}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}