Hizb ut-Tahrir in the press II: Exploring differences between academic discourses and editorial choices in Europe and Central Asia

• Main Author: Irina Volf
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Berlin Regener Publishing House 2015-04-01
• Series: Conflict & Communication Online
• Subjects: Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami; academic discourse; journalistic discourse; media frames; comparative study
• Online Access: http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2015_1/pdf/volf2015.pdf

This article analyzes academic discourses on Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami (HT) in various disciplines, provides an overview of media frames applied to HT in German, British and Kyrgyz quality newspapers, and examines the differences between the conclusions of scholars and mass media representations of HT. The introductory section of the paper briefly presents a group of selected authors and texts, illustrates the importance of drawing parallels between academic and journalistic discourses on HT, and explains the choice of the countries used in the study. The methodological section specifies the questions, sources and methods of research. Finally, there is a detailed presentation and discussion of the findings, followed by a summary of the conclusions.