<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The migration crisis has not only influenced the societies of Europe, their governments, and decisions taken by them but also affected the work of media. As soon as the migration crisis began to escalate in Europe, the old continent has continuously tried to cope with the influx of refugees from the war-threatened Middle East; not only individual statements of politicians and influential individuals but also communication flows themselves, which have created content and expanded context within networks, have become the center of interest. We can assume that in the previous months (especially in the case of the Slovak Republic), political and media discourses influenced societal and individual opinions and attitudes toward the migration crisis. The main aim of this article is to compare the various contents in the Slovak printed media in the context of the migration crisis. The dominant focus will be on analyzing media messages in the analyzed period in the context of creating political (media-based and electoral) discourse on the refugee crisis. We assume that over time, the main political discourse changed, and that the rhetoric of the main political actors also changed over time. The reason for this shift was the national election in March 2016.</p></abstract>

The migration crisis has not only influenced the societies of Europe, their governments, and decisions taken by them but also affected the work of media. As soon as the migration crisis began to escalate in Europe, the old continent has continuously tried to cope with the influx of refugees from the war-threatened Middle East; not only individual statements of politicians and influential individuals but also communication flows themselves, which have created content and expanded context within networks, have become the center of interest. We can assume that in the previous months (especially in the case of the Slovak Republic), political and media discourses influenced societal and individual opinions and attitudes toward the migration crisis. The main aim of this article is to compare the various contents in the Slovak printed media in the context of the migration crisis. The dominant focus will be on analyzing media messages in the analyzed period in the context of creating political (media-based and electoral) discourse on the refugee crisis. We assume that over time, the main political discourse changed, and that the rhetoric of the main political actors also changed over time. The reason for this shift was the national election in March 2016.

Migration Discourse in Slovak Politics. Context and Content of Migration in Political Discourse: European Values versus Campaign Rhetoric

Department of Political Science and European Studie

Univesity of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics

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The migration crisis has not only influenced the societies of Europe, their governments, and decisions taken by them but also affected the work of media. As...

Migration Discourse in Slovak Politics. Context and Content of Migration in Political Discourse: European Values versus Campaign Rhetoric

Published Online: Jul 31, 2017

Page range: 1 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jnmlp-2017-0005

Keywords
political discourse, migration, refugee crisis, media, Slovak Republic

© 2017 Viera Žúborová, Ingrid Borárosová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Migration Discourse in Slovak Politics. Context and Content of Migration in Political Discourse: European Values versus Campaign Rhetoric

Published Online: Jul 31, 2017

Page range: 1 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jnmlp-2017-0005

Keywordspolitical discourse, migration, refugee crisis, media, Slovak Republic

© 2017 Viera Žúborová, Ingrid Borárosová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
political discourse, migration, refugee crisis, media, Slovak Republic