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Presidential speeches and the online politics of belonging : Affective-discursive positions toward refugees in Finland and Estonia (2019)

Ojala, M., Kaasik-Krogerus, S., & Pantti, M. (2019). Presidential speeches and the online politics of belonging : Affective-discursive positions toward refugees in Finland and Estonia. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 22(2), 164-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549418823059

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Kaasik-Krogerus, Sigrid

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Ojala, Markus; Kaasik-Krogerus, Sigrid; Pantti, Mervi

Lehti tai sarja: European Journal of Cultural Studies

ISSN: 1367-5494

eISSN: 1460-3551

Julkaisuvuosi: 2019

Volyymi: 22

Lehden numero: 2

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 164-179

Kustantaja: Sage Publications Ltd.

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549418823059

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/64152

Tiivistelmä

The so-called ‘refugee crisis’ has added urgency to the social dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in European societies. This study explores how emotions figure in this politics of belonging by studying their discursive mobilization in Finnish and Estonian public debates on asylum seekers. Focusing on presidential speeches addressing the refugee issue, on the one hand, and their reception by online commenters on popular tabloid news sites, on the other, the comparative analysis highlights both similarities and differences in how emotional expressions are employed in these two countries with very different experiences of taking refugees. Despite employing common discursive elements in their speeches, the diverging national contexts prompted the two presidents to emphasize contrasting emotional positions: the insecure Finn, threatened by abusive asylum seekers, and the compassionate Estonian, capable of identifying with the plight of refugees. In contrast, the reactions to speeches by Finnish and Estonian citizens on tabloid news sites demonstrated highly converging emotional positions. Online comments in both countries revealed deep anger and distrust of political elites among tabloid news audiences, articulating a complex relationship with the nation as a divided and exclusive political community.

YSO-asiasanat: maahanmuutto; turvapaikanhakijat; kriisit; diskurssi; julkinen keskustelu; tunteet; poliittinen eliitti; populismi; eliitit