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Title Images of immigrants and refugees in western Europe : media representations, public opinion and refugees' experiences / edited by Leen d'Haenens, Willem Joris, and François Heinderyckx
Published Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press, 2019
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Description 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations
Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Images of Immigrants and Refugees in Western Europe: Media Representations, Public Opinion, and Refugees' Experiences / Willem Joris -- pt. I Policy on migration and integration in Europe -- ch. 2 Migration and integration policy in Europe: Comparing Belgium and Sweden / Leen d'Haenens -- pt. II Media representations -- ch. 3 The Refugee Situation as Portrayed in News Media: A Content Analysis of Belgian and Swedish Newspapers -- 2015-2017 / Valeriane Mistiaen -- ch. 4 Depiction of Immigration in Television News: Public and Commercial Broadcasters -- a Comparison / Valeriane Mistiaen -- ch. 5 Agency and Power in the Dutch-Language News Coverage of the Summer 2015 Refugee Situation in Europe: A Transitivity Analysis of Semantic Roles / Lutgard Lams -- ch. 6 A Diverse View on the Promotion of Tolerance and Cultural Diversity through the Eyes of Journalists: Focus on Belgium and Sweden / Olivier Standaert -- pt. III Public opinion -- ch. 7 Discordance between Public Opinion and News Media Representations of Immigrants and Refugees in Belgium and Sweden / Koen Matthijs -- ch. 8 Online News Consumption and Public Sentiment toward Refugees: Is there a Filter Bubble at Play? Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden: A Comparison / Rozane De Cock -- ch. 9 The Effects of Dominant versus Peripheral News Frames on Attitudes toward Refugees and News Story Credibility / Rozane De Cock -- pt. IV Refugees' experiences -- ch. 10 Beyond Victimhood: Reflecting on Migrant-Victim Representations with Afghan, Iraqi, and Syrian Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Belgium / Lien Mostmans
Summary The topic of migration has become particularly contentious in national and international debates. Media have a discernable impact on overall societal attitudes towards this phenomenon. Polls show time and again that immigration is one of the most important issues occupying people's minds. This book examines the dynamic interplay between media representations of migrants and refugees on the one hand and the governmental and societal (re)actions to these on the other. Largely focusing on Belgium and Sweden, this collection of interdisciplinary research essays attempts to unravel the determinants of people's preferences regarding migration policy, expectations towards newcomers, and economic, humanitarian and cultural concerns about immigration's effect on the majority population's life. Whilst migrants and refugees remain voiceless and highly underrepresented in the legacy media, this volume allows their voices to be heard
Analysis Migration
Refugees
Media Coverage
Public Opinion
Integration Policy
Framing Effects
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Emigration and immigration -- Press coverage.
Refugees -- Press coverage.
Refugees -- Belgium -- Public opinion
Refugees -- Sweden -- Public opinion
Emigration and immigration -- Press coverage
Emigration and immigration -- Public opinion
Refugees -- Press coverage
Refugees -- Public opinion
SUBJECT Belgium -- Emigration and immigration -- Public opinion
Sweden -- Emigration and immigration -- Public opinion
Subject Belgium
Sweden
Form Electronic book
Author Haenens, L. d' (Leen), editor.
Joris, Willem, editor
Heinderyckx, François, editor.
ISBN 9789461662811
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9789461662828
9461662823