Essays about: "Eva Björling"

Found 1 essay containing the words Eva Björling.

  1. 1. Heroes, Villains & Victims : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Swedish News Media’s Representation of Frontex

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Eva Björling; [2022]
    Keywords : Frontex; Sweden; CDA; victim saviour dichotomy; humanitarian borderwork.;

    Abstract : This thesis explores in which ways the EUs border management agency Frontex was represented as a ‘humanitarian’ actor in the Swedish news media during Operation Triton 2014-2017 in the Central Mediterranean. It conducts a critical discourse analysis of Sweden’s largest newspaper Aftonbladet, using traditional and contemporary understandings of humanitarianism paired with saviour, villain, and victim narratives as a theoretical framework. READ MORE