The dangers of Non-Western Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden. From the perspective of the Danish People Party and Sweden Democrats
Author
Barid, Sona
Term
4. term
Publication year
2023
Abstract
This thesis investigates how and why the Danish People’s Party and the Sweden Democrats frame non-Western immigrants as a threat in their political communication. Drawing on theories of framing (Lakoff), nationalism, and nativism, it examines anti-immigrant discourse in Denmark and Sweden over the past two decades amid rising immigration and shifting debates, including discussions of Swedish exceptionalism. Methodologically, the study uses a qualitative multimethod approach: frame analysis of language and argumentation and multimodal discourse analysis of speeches and campaign videos that combine text, images, sound, and music. The empirical material includes a speech and a video by former Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl and a speech and a video by current Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson. The analysis addresses surface and deep frames to show how word choice, visual devices, and audio elements can construct particular values and emotional responses. As the excerpt does not present findings, this abstract outlines the study’s aim and approach: to clarify the mechanisms through which threat frames are produced and anchored in political and media discourse.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan og hvorfor Dansk Folkeparti og Sverigedemokraterna i deres politiske kommunikation fremstiller ikke-vestlige immigranter som en trussel. Med udgangspunkt i teorier om framing (Lakoff), nationalisme og nativisme analyserer studiet anti-immigrant diskurser i Danmark og Sverige gennem de seneste to årtier i lyset af stigende indvandring og skiftende politiske debatter, herunder diskussioner om svensk exceptionalisme. Metodisk anvendes en kvalitativ multimethod-tilgang: rammeanalyse af sprogbrug og argumentation samt multimodal diskursanalyse af taler og kampagnevideoer, der kombinerer tekst, billeder, lyd og musik. Datamaterialet omfatter en tale og en video fra den tidligere formand for Dansk Folkeparti, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, og en tale og en video fra den nuværende formand for Sverigedemokraterna, Jimmie Åkesson. Analysen behandler både overflade- og dybe frames og belyser, hvordan ordvalg, visuelle virkemidler og lydlige elementer kan konstruere bestemte værdier og følelsesmæssige reaktioner. Da uddraget ikke indeholder resultater, præsenterer abstraktet formål og tilgang: at tydeliggøre de mekanismer, hvormed trusselsrammer skabes og forankres i politisk og medial diskurs.
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