Between Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration Regime

This thesis investigates how migration is framed in the public discourse of the European Union (EU) and in how far the discourse corresponds with the EU’s actions in the Mediterranean. A content analysis and critical discourse analysis of speeches and policy documents produced by the EU, identify th...

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Main Author: Solty, Lara
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) 2021
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EU
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-mau-433292021-06-15T05:24:15ZBetween Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration RegimeengSolty, LaraMalmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)2021EUmigrationbiopoliticsbordersdiscourse analysisexternalizationMediterraneanpushbacksPolitical ScienceStatsvetenskapThis thesis investigates how migration is framed in the public discourse of the European Union (EU) and in how far the discourse corresponds with the EU’s actions in the Mediterranean. A content analysis and critical discourse analysis of speeches and policy documents produced by the EU, identify that the discourse on migration is heavily focused on externalization and depoliticization. Migration is presented as a state of exception which allows for extraordinary measures. Biopolitics and Thanatopolitics are used as theoretical frameworks to argue that irregular migrants are places in a zone of indistinction and thus become bare life. While the EU emphasizes high human rights standards in its discourse, it fails to live up to these standards as illustrated by the EU’s alleged involvement in human rights violations in the Mediterranean. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43329application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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language English
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topic EU
migration
biopolitics
borders
discourse analysis
externalization
Mediterranean
pushbacks
Political Science
Statsvetenskap
spellingShingle EU
migration
biopolitics
borders
discourse analysis
externalization
Mediterranean
pushbacks
Political Science
Statsvetenskap
Solty, Lara
Between Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration Regime
description This thesis investigates how migration is framed in the public discourse of the European Union (EU) and in how far the discourse corresponds with the EU’s actions in the Mediterranean. A content analysis and critical discourse analysis of speeches and policy documents produced by the EU, identify that the discourse on migration is heavily focused on externalization and depoliticization. Migration is presented as a state of exception which allows for extraordinary measures. Biopolitics and Thanatopolitics are used as theoretical frameworks to argue that irregular migrants are places in a zone of indistinction and thus become bare life. While the EU emphasizes high human rights standards in its discourse, it fails to live up to these standards as illustrated by the EU’s alleged involvement in human rights violations in the Mediterranean.
author Solty, Lara
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title Between Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration Regime
title_short Between Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration Regime
title_full Between Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration Regime
title_fullStr Between Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration Regime
title_full_unstemmed Between Discourse and Practice : A Critical Analysis of the EU Migration Regime
title_sort between discourse and practice : a critical analysis of the eu migration regime
publisher Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)
publishDate 2021
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