Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 16, Issue 1-2, 2018, Pages 39-56

Securitizing Migration in Slovenia: A Discourse Analysis of the Slovenian Refugee Situation (Article)

Vezovnik A.*
  • a Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze the securitization discourse that emerged in Slovenian TV news during the so-called refugee crisis in 2015. The article first describes the specificities of the migrant situation in Slovenia and provides a legal and policy frame. The article then focuses on theoretical premises by introducing notions of securitization and discourse. This is followed by an analysis of Slovenian TV news. The analysis shows how the rhetorics of exceptionality, criminalization, security, and militarization are constituents for what the article defines as securitization discourse. The author concludes with a reflection on securitization and governmentality. © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

discourse Migration Slovenia critical discourse analysis Politics Media Securitization Refugee

Index Keywords

international migration politics regional security refugee Mass Media Slovenia
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85014571715&doi=10.1080%2f15562948.2017.1282576&partnerID=40&md5=82557573a50f84c399501219b3c09f15
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2017.1282576
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English