A threatened identity? The narrative structure of the articles published in the AfdKompakt magazine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.70942
Keywords: German identity, xenophobia, structural analysis, representations

Abstract

This paper offers the results of a content analysis applied to a set of texts hosted on the website of the German political party AfD. The selected texts are opinion pieces that refer to the signs of the German national identity. The method used allows identifying their narrative structures, revealing the logical relationships between the informative elements of each unit of analysis. It has been verified that German identity and citizen security are described as threatened by those who arrive from abroad (immigrants and asylees, especially if they are Muslims). The structural analysis reveals the existence of a recurring narrative element: ‘Immigration and asylum policy is misguided’. Besides the analysis results, this paper contributes to the methodological discussion on how to study the representations of immigrants and refugees in the digital media.

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Francisco Bernete García, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Francisco Bernete. Doctor en Ciencias de la Información por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (España). Profesor Titular de la UCM. Área de conocimiento: Sociología. Coordinador del Máster Universitario en Comunicación Social. Entre sus publicaciones se encuentran: “Paradigmas de los efectos de las TIC en la cultura y en el conocimiento”. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 70, pp. 347 a 379. (con O. Velarde y D. Franco) y "The social production of communication when the world becomes globalized". JANUS.NET e-journal of International Relations, 7(2) noviembre 2016 - abril 2017. pp. 90-103.

Belén Casas-Mas, Universidad Cpmplutense de Madrid

Belén Casas-Mas. Doctora en Comunicación Social por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (España).
Profesora Ayudante Doctora de la UCM. Coordinadora de la asignatura Teoría de la Comunicación para el Grado de Publicidad y RR. PP. Entre sus publicaciones se encuentran: “Virtual interactions with acquaitances”. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 74, 668-69. “The virtualization of communications with relatives”, Journal of Family Studies, 1-24. “Las interacciones virtuales con las amistades”.
Estudos em Comunicação. Communication Studies, 29, Dezembro, 193-210. “The Relationship between Social Movements,ICT and Social Change According to the Scientific Community”.  JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations, 7 (2) (Novembro 2017- Abril) pp. 101-122.

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Published
2021-01-20
How to Cite
Bernete García F. y Casas-Mas B. (2021). A threatened identity? The narrative structure of the articles published in the AfdKompakt magazine. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 27(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.70942
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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2021): Monográfico: Periodismo de Migraciones
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Monográfico

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