Framing Syrian Refugees in Danish Media
Authors
Andersen, Sofie Nørager ; Hila, Erieda
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Pages
66
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan danske medier indrammede ankomsten af syriske flygtninge i den indledende fase af flygtningekrisen fra 5. september til 5. oktober 2015. Med udgangspunkt i sekuritiseringsteori og en deduktiv tilgang gennemføres en framing- og diskursanalyse, der også belyser, hvordan regering og offentlighed reagerede, samt hvordan national identitet og sikkerhed relaterede sig til Danmarks respons. Der blev indsamlet 1252 artikler fra udvalgte danske aviser, hvoraf 45 blev udvalgt til nærmere analyse inden for fire rammer: Sikkerhed, Identitet, Økonomi og Humanitarisme. Fundene peger på, at mediediskursen ofte skildrede situationen som ukontrollerbar, og at udtalelser fra forskellige aktører konsekvent koblede flygtninge til mulige sikkerhedstrusler. Specialet placerer disse observationer i konteksten af Danmarks historik for flygtningebeskyttelse og integrationspolitik.
This thesis examines how Danish media framed the arrival of Syrian refugees during the initial stage of the refugee crisis from 5 September to 5 October 2015. Using securitization theory and a deductive approach, it conducts a framing and discourse analysis that also considers how the government and the public responded, and how national identity and security were related to Denmark’s response. A total of 1,252 articles were collected from selected Danish newspapers, with 45 chosen for close analysis within four frames: Security, Identity, Economy, and Humanitarianism. Findings indicate that media discourse frequently portrayed the situation as uncontrollable and that statements from different actors consistently linked refugees to potential security threats. The thesis situates these observations within Denmark’s history of refugee protection and integration policy.
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