"We Are a Small Country That Has Done Enormously Lot": The 'Refugee Crisis' and the Hybrid Discourse of Politicizing Immigration in Sweden. Issue 1 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Krzyżanowski, Michał
• Is Part Of: Journal of immigrant & refugee studies. Volume 16:Issue 1/2(2018)
• Page Start: 97
• Page End: 117
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Sweden -- refugee crisis -- politicization -- political discourse -- legitimation strategies -- immigration policy -- critical discourse studies; Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Refugees -- United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Social work with immigrants -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.8753097305
• DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2017.1317895
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-2948

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article looks at mainstream political discourses about immigration in Sweden during the recent "refugee crisis". It argues that different patterns of politicization of immigration have traditionally dominated in Sweden and focuses on Swedish mainstream politics wherein, as is shown, explicit focus on politicization via (previous as well as current) immigration-related policies still persists. However, as the analysis of Sweden's Social Democratic Party's Twitter discourse shows, a hybrid new discourse of politicization is now emerging. It allows political actors to legitimize immigration policy with often populist-like politicization and the use of new modes of online political communication.