Borderless fear?

how right-wing populism aligns in affectively framing migration as a security threat in Austria and Slovenia

Daniel Thiele (Author), Mojca Pajnik (Author), Birgit Sauer (Author), Iztok Šori (Author)

Abstract

Studies have highlighted differences between right-wing populism in Western and Central Eastern Europe but suggested that discourses have been converging since the so-called “refugee crisis” in 2015. This article examines this claim by focusing on right-wing populist frames and affective communication on migration in Austria and Slovenia. Taking a communication-centred approach, the study is based on a critical frame analysis of 70 speeches from far-right to centre-right parties in parliamentary debates on migration between 2015 and 2019. The results show that right-wing populist discourses in the two adjacent countries have aligned in appealing to affects, particularly to fear and in framing migration as a threat to security and culture. Despite differences in mobilizing affects, the findings indicate a mutual alignment of right-wing populism beyond borders, signalling a potential risk of a broader right-wing populist bloc unified by fear of migration.

Keywords

right-wing populism;migration;discourse;affects;framing;Austria;Slovenia;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2024
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	329
COBISS:	177473027
ISSN:	1569-2159
Views:	273
Downloads:	13
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Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Populizem;Desnica (politične vede);Izseljevanje in priseljevanje;Analiza diskurza;Avstrija;Slovenija;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 176-196
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ23
Issue:	ǂissue ǂ2
Chronology:	Mar. 2024
DOI:	10.1075/jlp.22026.thi
ID:	21870697