Theorizing Society in a Global Context

Krossa, Anne Sophie

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“…‚Ist der Nationalstaat in Auflösung begriffen?' -wurden und werden umfassend besprochen (Krossa 2013;Schroer 2012;Ray 2007). 8 So z.B.…”

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Andere, Selbste, Grenzen. Momentaufnahme eines Diskurses zur globalen Mirgration

Krossa¹

2016

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The social, society in a broad sense, can be demonstrated particularly well in relation to borders and frontiers, as the latter are the meeting site for the different as well as the similar, and the aspect of separation is inextricably linked to that of connection. How does globalization impact on assessments of selves and others, and how does this condense as border representations on various levels, for instance the national, the European and the global ones? To answer these questions, results of a discourse analysis will be presented. They are based on press commentaries that followed a very serious accident involving refugees off Lampedusa in October 2013 and on the reaction of Germany's then Minister of the Interior, H.-P. Friedrich ("Dublin II remains unchanged, to be sure"). Issues of particular interest are the following. How and in which forms are borders and frontiers represented discursively? Which underlying notions of others and corresponding selves manifest themselves as a consequence? Which functions are ascribed to borders and frontiers? And which unresolved ambivalences remain, as revealed by the discourse? The text is framed by preliminary thoughts derived from considering which potentials of sociation may be detected under the specific conditions.

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“…‚Ist der Nationalstaat in Auflösung begriffen?' -wurden und werden umfassend besprochen (Krossa 2013;Schroer 2012;Ray 2007). 8 So z.B.…”

Section: Linie Und Raumunclassified