Burroughs Political and Media Discourses of Illegal Immigration in Ireland

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-8452-6472-1
Verlag: Nomos
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 299 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm

Reihe: Politische Diskurse

While migrants categorised as illegal immigrants are generally voiceless, various representations of these migrants are disseminated into Irish society through the Parliament and newsprint media. This book examines how those two institutions discursively represented illegal immigration in Ireland during the 2000s. Through a Critical Discourse Analysis framework it identifies the key argumentations that frame illegal immigration. In so doing, it reveals that there is a significant level of negative discourses and a noticeable preoccupation with controlling illegal immigration. Those negative discourses function to maintain the nation-state rationale of governance, practices of inequality and exclusion, and legitimised expressions of racism. Dr. Elaine Burroughs currently teaches in Maynooth University and is also a Research Assistant at the University College Dublin, Ireland. Dr. Burroughs’ interests lie in the areas of migration, representation, and discourse analysis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burroughs, Elaine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medien & Gesellschaft, Medienwirkungsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Migrations- & Minderheitenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2; Chapter 1: Framing Illegal Immigration in Ireland;20
2.1; 1.1 Illegal Immigration in the International and European Contexts;21
2.2; 1.2 Illegal Immigration in the Irish Context;24
2.2.1; 1.2.1 The Nature of Illegal Immigration in Ireland;27
2.2.2; 1.2.2 The Extent of Illegal Immigration in Ireland;31
2.2.3; 1.2.3 Defining Illegal Immigration;33
2.3; 1.3 Key Aims of this Book;36
2.4; 1.4 Chapter Contents;38
3; Chapter 2: A Foucauldian Approach to Power and Discourse;40
3.1; 2.1 The Functioning of Power through Discursive Ideologies;42
3.2; 2.2 Foucault’s Understanding of Power;44
3.3; 2.3 The Production of Subjectivities;47
3.4; 2.4 The Nation State and National Identity;48
3.5; 2.5 Texts and Discourses;51
3.6; 2.6 Foucault’s Understanding of Discourses;52
3.7; 2.7 The Role of Discourses;53
4; Chapter 3: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach to Analysing Institutional Discourses;60
4.1; 3.1 Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA);61
4.1.1; 3.1.1 The Principles and Aims of CDA;65
4.1.2; 3.1.2 Critiquing CDA;68
4.2; 3.2 Historical Argumentation Analysis (Topoi Analysis);71
4.3; 3.3 Analysing Institutional Texts;78
4.3.1; 3.3.1 Parliamentary Texts;79
4.3.2; 3.3.2 Newsprint Media Texts;83
4.3.3; 3.3.3 The Discursive Links Between the Parliament and Newsprint Media;85
4.4; 3.4 Research Design;88
4.4.1; 3.4.1 How the Institutional Data was Gathered and Organized;89
4.4.2; 3.4.2 The Number of Texts Identified from the Institutions;92
4.4.3; 3.4.3 The Interview Data;100
5; Chapter 4: Irish Parliamentary Texts;106
5.1; 4.1 The Irish Nation State and Parliament;109
5.2; 4.2 Parliamentary Findings;112
5.3; 4.3 The Control Topos;115
5.3.1; 4.3.1 Illegal Immigration into Ireland must be Prevented and Controlled;117
5.3.2; 4.3.2 The Irish Government’s controlling of illegal immigration is too restrictive.;125
5.3.3; 4.3.3 US Immigration Policies are too Restrictive;126
5.4; 4.4 The Economy Topos;128
5.4.1; 4.4.1 Illegal Immigrants have a Negative Impact on the Economy (2003-2004);130
5.4.2; 4.4.2 Illegal Immigrants/Undocumented Irish Migrants benefit the Economy (2005-2007);133
5.4.3; 4.4.3 Illegal Immigrants have a negative impact on the Economy (2008-2009);135
5.5; 4.5 The Humanitarian Topos;138
5.5.1; 4.5.1 The Protection of Illegal Immigrants’ Human Rights;140
5.5.2; 4.5.2 The Protection of those Smuggled/Trafficked;141
5.5.3; 4.5.3 The Provision of Humanitarian Rights for the Undocumented Irish in the US;142
5.6; 4.6 The Danger Topos;143
5.6.1; 4.6.1 Illegal Immigrants are Criminals and Involved in Fraudulent Activities;145
5.6.2; 4.6.2 The Irish Border Required Protection from Dangerous Illegal Immigrants;146
5.7; 4.7 The Culture Topos;150
5.7.1; 4.7.1 The Undocumented Irish are Culturally Desirable;151
5.7.2; 4.7.2 Illegal Immigrants in Ireland are Culturally Desirable;153
5.8; 4.8 Representations of Illegal Immigrants in Irish Parliamentary Texts;154
6; Chapter 5: Irish Newsprint Media Texts;160
6.1; 5.1 Newsprint Media Findings;161
6.2; 5.2 The Control Topos;163
6.2.1; 5.2.1 Justifying the Prevention and Control Illegal Immigration in Ireland;164
6.2.2; 5.2.2 Representing European Control Measures are the Standard for Ireland to Follow;169
6.2.3; 5.2.3 Control Measures in Ireland are too Restrictive and Regularizations are Suggested;172
6.2.4; 5.2.4 US Immigration Policies Should be Amended for the Undocumented Irish;172
6.3; 5.3 The Danger Topos;173
6.3.1; 5.3.1 Illegal Immigrants are Criminals and Dangerous;175
6.3.2; 5.3.2 Illegal Immigrants are a Threat to National Security;177
6.3.3; 5.3.3 Illegal Immigrants Carry Diseases;179
6.4; 5.4 The Humanitarian Topos;179
6.4.1; 5.4.1 Travelling by Dangerous Methods, Detention, and Deportation.;181
6.4.2; 5.4.2 Humanitarian Assistance in Ireland;183
6.4.3; 5.4.3 Humanitarian Assistance in the US;184
6.5; 5.5 The Economy Topos;185
6.5.1; 5.5.1 Illegal Immigrants Exploit the Welfare/Asylum System;187
6.5.2; 5.5.2 The Expense of Deportations;189
6.5.3; 5.5.3 The Undocumented Irish Contribute to the US Economy;190
6.6; 5.6 The Culture Topos;190
6.6.1; 5.6.1 Non-EU Migrants are Deceitful People;192
6.6.2; 5.6.2 Irish Immigration Laws are Insufficient against Undesirable Illegal Immigrants;194
6.6.3; 5.6.3 The Undocumented Irish are Desirable People;195
6.7; 5.7 Representations of Illegal Immigrants in Irish Newsprint Media Texts;197
7; Chapter 6: Discursive Representations of Illegal Immigrants;202
7.1; 6.1 Overall Findings from the Institutional Texts;203
7.2; 6.2 The Control Topos;207
7.3; 6.3 The Danger Topos;219
7.4; 6.4 The Humanitarian Topos;224
7.5; 6.5 The Economy Topos;228
7.6; 6.6 The Culture Topos;235
7.7; 6.7 Additional Discursive Aspects;239
7.7.1; 6.7.1 The Linguistic Interrelations of the Five Topoi;239
7.7.2; 6.7.2 Denials and Justifications of Racism;240
7.7.3; 6.7.3 The (Mis)Use of Terminology;242
7.7.4; 6.7.4 Discourses of National Identity;243
8; Chapter 7: The Function of Ideological Discourses;246
8.1; 7.1 Theoretically Framing Illegal Immigration;246
8.1.1; 7.1.1 Governance through the Nation State Rationale;249
8.1.2; 7.1.2 The Maintenance of Inequality;251
8.1.3; 7.1.3 Legitimized Expressions of Racism;251
8.2; 7.2 Contribution to Knowledge;254
8.3; 7.3 Suggestions for Future Research;257
8.4; 7.4 A Summary of the Chapters;258
8.5; 7.5 A Solution to Illegal Immigration?;259
8.6; 7.6 The Lived Experience of Illegal Immigration;261
9; Bibliography;264