Unfolding the Untold Narratives of Migrants amid a Wave of Disruption: A Case Study on Migrants’ Experiences of ‘Sweden’s LVU Disinformation Campaign’
(2024) SKOM12 20241Department of Strategic Communication
- Abstract
- Disinformation campaigns are not only designed to attack nations, but to build a long-lasting narrative among its people. This study argues that despite the malicious intentions behind disinformation campaigns to disrupt nations and smear their image, the targeted audience becomes the most vulnerable and often ignored group whose voice and narratives can be amplified if not listened to. It derives from the understanding that human experience is “storied’’and the narratives each person holds are significant to understanding disinformation campaigns. It seeks the perspectives of embodied experiences rather than the single truth or reality. Therefore, by applying an integrated framework of narratives, conspiracies, myths, and stigma theory,... (More)
- Disinformation campaigns are not only designed to attack nations, but to build a long-lasting narrative among its people. This study argues that despite the malicious intentions behind disinformation campaigns to disrupt nations and smear their image, the targeted audience becomes the most vulnerable and often ignored group whose voice and narratives can be amplified if not listened to. It derives from the understanding that human experience is “storied’’and the narratives each person holds are significant to understanding disinformation campaigns. It seeks the perspectives of embodied experiences rather than the single truth or reality. Therefore, by applying an integrated framework of narratives, conspiracies, myths, and stigma theory, this qualitative thesis looks into a case study of a disinformation campaign against the Swedish Social Services and the Care of Young Persons Special Provisions Act (LVU campaign). Since the main target segment of this campaign was migrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), 21 qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with migrants from the MENA region to investigate how they experience and engage with disinformation narratives. It further unfolds the narratives they construct using a thematic-narrative analysis and investigates its implications on the national image of Sweden. The constructed narratives of migrants unthread into the conclusion that disinformation campaigns are not only maliciously attacking a nation, but exploiting the existing vulnerabilities in society. A strong emphasis was placed on listening to migrants, as their voices can forge connections between different communities. It suggests avenues for further research to examine the powerful role of migrant communities and how their voices can be capitalized on in public diplomacy. (Less)
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- author
- Hassane, Israa LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SKOM12 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Disinformation, Information Influence, Strategic Narratives, Migrants, Narratives, National Image, Public Diplomacy.
- language
- English
- id
- 9156064
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- 2024-06-14 16:21:18
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abstract = {{Disinformation campaigns are not only designed to attack nations, but to build a long-lasting narrative among its people. This study argues that despite the malicious intentions behind disinformation campaigns to disrupt nations and smear their image, the targeted audience becomes the most vulnerable and often ignored group whose voice and narratives can be amplified if not listened to. It derives from the understanding that human experience is “storied’’and the narratives each person holds are significant to understanding disinformation campaigns. It seeks the perspectives of embodied experiences rather than the single truth or reality. Therefore, by applying an integrated framework of narratives, conspiracies, myths, and stigma theory, this qualitative thesis looks into a case study of a disinformation campaign against the Swedish Social Services and the Care of Young Persons Special Provisions Act (LVU campaign). Since the main target segment of this campaign was migrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), 21 qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with migrants from the MENA region to investigate how they experience and engage with disinformation narratives. It further unfolds the narratives they construct using a thematic-narrative analysis and investigates its implications on the national image of Sweden. The constructed narratives of migrants unthread into the conclusion that disinformation campaigns are not only maliciously attacking a nation, but exploiting the existing vulnerabilities in society. A strong emphasis was placed on listening to migrants, as their voices can forge connections between different communities. It suggests avenues for further research to examine the powerful role of migrant communities and how their voices can be capitalized on in public diplomacy.}},
author = {{Hassane, Israa}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Unfolding the Untold Narratives of Migrants amid a Wave of Disruption: A Case Study on Migrants’ Experiences of ‘Sweden’s LVU Disinformation Campaign’}},
year = {{2024}},
}