Civilia 2017, 8(1):143-156 | DOI: 10.5507/civ.2017.009

Walls and Fences in the Context of Migration

Jan Podzimek
Fakulta sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy, Institut komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky, Katedra mediálních studií, Smetanovo nábřeží 6, 110 01 Praha 1

This study focuses on contextualization of walls and fences in articles concerning migration. It studies their nature and first of all it analyses their role in relation to the phenomenon of migration. The main part of the conclusion states that walls and fences are not only the results of a tension accompanying migration but that they are a cause of intensifying that tension at the same time. The research has focused on two Czech newspapers - the tabloid Blesk and quality press Hospodářské noviny - and covered the years 2015-16.

Keywords: Walls, Fences, Migration, Refugees, Dichotomy
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Tento výzkum byl podpořen z projektu SVV IKSŽ FSV UK 260 464.

Published: June 15, 2017  Show citation

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Podzimek, J. (2017). Walls and Fences in the Context of Migration. Civilia, 8(1), 143-156. doi: 10.5507/civ.2017.009
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