Activists vs Frontex
(2023) STVK04 20232Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This study examines how Abolish Frontex activism and speech acts counter Frontex securitization discourses on migration and mobility. By using Critical Discourse Analysis the study reveals how Abolish Frontex is countering Frontex and the EU’s power and security system via speech acts, resistance and changing the securitizing discourse. The study is analyzing four of Abolish Frontex speech acts that which contains of statements and information on how to Abolish Frontex want to remove Frontex from its power, to regularize migrants, to stop all deportations made by Frontex and lastly, to stop the militarisation at borders. The theoretical framework used in this study is Counter-Securitization theory. Primarily, the study reveals that Abolish... (More)
- This study examines how Abolish Frontex activism and speech acts counter Frontex securitization discourses on migration and mobility. By using Critical Discourse Analysis the study reveals how Abolish Frontex is countering Frontex and the EU’s power and security system via speech acts, resistance and changing the securitizing discourse. The study is analyzing four of Abolish Frontex speech acts that which contains of statements and information on how to Abolish Frontex want to remove Frontex from its power, to regularize migrants, to stop all deportations made by Frontex and lastly, to stop the militarisation at borders. The theoretical framework used in this study is Counter-Securitization theory. Primarily, the study reveals that Abolish Frontex uses counter statements that state Frontex for contributing to human rights violations, racism and colonial powers. Furthermore how Abolish Frontex wants to represent a society that promotes openness for the individual and a borderless European Union. (Less)
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- author
- von Geijer, Ellen LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- A Critical Discourse Analysis of EU and Frontex migration and mobility
- course
- STVK04 20232
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Abolish Frontex, Frontex, European Union, Migration, Securitization, Counter-securitization
- language
- English
- id
- 9143763
- date added to LUP
- 2024-03-12 15:14:13
- date last changed
- 2024-03-12 15:14:13
@misc{9143763, abstract = {{This study examines how Abolish Frontex activism and speech acts counter Frontex securitization discourses on migration and mobility. By using Critical Discourse Analysis the study reveals how Abolish Frontex is countering Frontex and the EU’s power and security system via speech acts, resistance and changing the securitizing discourse. The study is analyzing four of Abolish Frontex speech acts that which contains of statements and information on how to Abolish Frontex want to remove Frontex from its power, to regularize migrants, to stop all deportations made by Frontex and lastly, to stop the militarisation at borders. The theoretical framework used in this study is Counter-Securitization theory. Primarily, the study reveals that Abolish Frontex uses counter statements that state Frontex for contributing to human rights violations, racism and colonial powers. Furthermore how Abolish Frontex wants to represent a society that promotes openness for the individual and a borderless European Union.}}, author = {{von Geijer, Ellen}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Activists vs Frontex}}, year = {{2023}}, }