Reflection of "otherness" in international relations
Thesis title: | Reflection of "otherness" in international relations |
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Author: | Kvašňák, Daniel |
Thesis type: | Diploma thesis |
Supervisor: | Rolenc, Jan Martin |
Opponents: | Doležal, Tomáš |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The current migration crisis has put significant strain on the European Union and its member states. Immigration has always been a contentious issue in societies, most often facing significant opposition. By drawing on postmodern theories of international relations and Discourse Theory, this paper analyses how immigration is being increasingly securitized by the European Union and its member states along with what makes securitization the hegemonic discourse. This is done primarily with reference to identity construction through the framing of the Other, in this case the migrant, as an unwanted and externalized element. Furthermore, the paper details how the framing of the migrant as a threat to the internal security of a country strenghtend identity politics across Europe. Finally, using the Brexit campaign in the UK, the paper analyzes how the rise in identity politics in turn raises the possibility of a successful fusion of the anti-immigration discourse with the anti-EU discourse through the exploiting of societal unease. |
Keywords: | Otherness; Identity; Discourse |
Thesis title: | Reflection of “otherness” in international relations |
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Author: | Kvašňák, Daniel |
Thesis type: | Diplomová práce |
Supervisor: | Rolenc, Jan Martin |
Opponents: | Doležal, Tomáš |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The current migration crisis has put significant strain on the European Union and its member states. Immigration has always been a contentious issue in societies, most often facing significant opposition. By drawing on postmodern theories of international relations and Discourse Theory, this paper analyses how immigration is being increasingly securitized by the European Union and its member states along with what makes securitization the hegemonic discourse. This is done primarily with reference to identity construction through the framing of the Other, in this case the migrant, as an unwanted and externalized element. Furthermore, the paper details how the framing of the migrant as a threat to the internal security of a country strenghtend identity politics across Europe. Finally, using the Brexit campaign in the UK, the paper analyzes how the rise in identity politics in turn raises the possibility of a successful fusion of the anti-immigration discourse with the anti-EU discourse through the exploiting of societal unease. |
Keywords: | Otherness; Identity; Discourse |
Information about study
Study programme: | Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy/International and Diplomatic Studies |
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Type of study programme: | Magisterský studijní program |
Assigned degree: | Ing. |
Institutions assigning academic degree: | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
Faculty: | Faculty of International Relations |
Department: | Department of International and Diplomatic Studies |
Information on submission and defense
Date of assignment: | 13. 5. 2015 |
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Date of submission: | 29. 6. 2016 |
Date of defense: | 23. 8. 2016 |
Identifier in the InSIS system: | https://insis.vse.cz/zp/53028/podrobnosti |