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Record Nr.

UNINA9910321955603321

Autore

d’Haenens Leen

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leuven, : Leuven University Press, 2019

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

94-6270-180-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (unpaged) : : illustrations

Disciplina

302.2308691

Soggetti

Refugees - Sweden - Public opinion

Refugees - Belgium - Public opinion

Refugees - Press coverage

Emigration and immigration - Press coverage

Electronic books.

Sweden Emigration and immigration Public opinion

Belgium Emigration and immigration Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

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.