#Migrantcrisis: “tagging” the European migration crisis on Twitter

Ferra, Ioanna; Nguyen, Dennis

doi:10.1108/jcom-02-2017-0026

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“…The versatility of online media platforms has opened up space for debates on political participation and citizenship (Ferra and Nguyen, 2017: 413). Twitter has a ‘human-centric’ approach, which sets it apart from other social media platforms (Porter, 2009).…”

Section: Twitter As a Digital Diplomacy Toolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Imagining the European Union: Gender and Digital Diplomacy in European External Relations

Wright

Guerrina

2020

Political Studies Review

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The European Union has historically sought to project outwards its identity, values and raison d’être during times of uncertainty and crisis. One of the core values stated to be at the heart of the European Union’s identity is gender equality. Yet, while gender equality features more visibly in the European Union’s external discourse as it seeks to position itself as a global leader in equality and human rights, the internal challenge posed by crisis presents a real obstacle to future developments in this area. This article examines digital diplomacy, specifically Twitter presence, as a discursive site for constituting meaning. We thus take the digital space afforded by Twitter as a site where the European Union’s internal and external identity is constructed in a process of articulation and contestation. Digital diplomacy is now a salient part of public diplomacy, increasingly prioritised over ‘traditional’ approaches. Using data gathered from Twitter on the European Union’s 60th anniversary and International Women’s Day in 2017, this article provides the first in-depth study of the European Union’s approach to digital diplomacy. We find the marginalisation of gender issues from the European Union’s core narratives bringing into question the place of gender equality as a core value of the European Union.

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Section: Twitter As a Digital Diplomacy Toolmentioning

confidence: 99%

Imagining the European Union: Gender and Digital Diplomacy in European External Relations

Wright

Guerrina

2020

Political Studies Review

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“…Several authors argue that digital media and technologies can enable migrants to navigate their journeys to Europe with greater ease and security (Andersson, 2019;Dhoest, 2019;Gillespie et al, 2018;Kutscher & Kreß, 2018;Mandic, 2017;Milivojevic, 2018). The greater connectivity afforded through these mediums facilitates the formation of transnational communities between families, friends and shared sociocultural identities (Alinejad et al, 2019;Almenara-Niebla & Ascanio-Sánchez, 2019;Bayramoğlu & Lünenborg, 2018;Belloni, 2019;Dekker et al, 2016;Dekker & Engbersen, 2014;Dhoest, 2019;Ferra & Nguyen, 2017;Fiedler, 2019;Leurs, 2016;Patterson & Leurs, 2019;Pérez & Salgado, 2018;Tanzanu, 2018;Urchs et al, 2019). As a result, close and long ties can be developed and maintained across territorial boundaries, building transnational networks that are both a product and motor of migration.…”

Section: Impact Of Technology On Migrants and Migration Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Digital Mediation of Migration: A Qualitative Thematic Synthesis

Pannocchia¹,

Bayerl²,

Hough³

2020

Proceedings of the 13 Th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2020

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The highly complex economic, political, social and cultural processes of migration are increasingly digitally mediated. A rich area of research examining this phenomenon is emerging at the confluence of information and communication technology (ICT) and social sciences. However, little has been done to systematically review this literature. Through a qualitative thematic synthesis (QTS), this paper presents a fusion of recent research to identify: 1) what technologies are being used by migrants to the EU and how and 2) what are the impacts of technology on migrants and migration processes. By bridging the findings of multidisciplinary works, this QTS demonstrates how digital media and technology affect migrant experiences in both positive and negative ways as well as evidence of their impact on migratory trends. It highlights key gaps in the literature and suggests further areas for intervention, identifying the need for a cross-disciplinary research agenda that addresses causal relationships between effects of technology and migration processes.

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“…However, what is different now, regarding the media framing, is the fact that the world is dwelling with a more open and diverse scenario in where traditional media corporations are no longer the exclusive players that can monopolize information and decide what can be broadcasted and how to do it. Digital media has brought accessible tools and platforms, giving a virtual voice to dissident beliefs (Ferra & Nguyen, 2017). But this mediatic diversification is not absent of glitches and limitations: the dissemination of false and distorted information.…”

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The media coverage of Venezuelan migration in Mexico and its impact on public opinion

Plascencia¹

2020

Estud. Mensaje Period.

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In 2019, about 4 million Venezuelans have left the country looking for a better landscape for them and their families. Thousands, even entire families, have arrived in Mexico, trying to regularize their situation and to stay permanently in the country. The purpose of this work is to analyze how the media portrays the Venezuelan migration in Mexico, and in what way this coverage influences people’s judgements about migration. Particularly to understand what kinds of arguments are used to justify hostility and xenophobic opinions. Data collection focuses on a textual analysis of online news generated by Mexican and international media. Final outcomes will show how the media serves to preserve a particular coverage based on traditional prejudiced stereotypes that serve to set a hostile ambient towards migrants and to justify violations to their human rights.

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#Migrantcrisis: “tagging” the European migration crisis on Twitter

Cited by 22 publications

References 37 publications

Imagining the European Union: Gender and Digital Diplomacy in European External Relations

Imagining the European Union: Gender and Digital Diplomacy in European External Relations

The Digital Mediation of Migration: A Qualitative Thematic Synthesis

The media coverage of Venezuelan migration in Mexico and its impact on public opinion

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