Leen d‚ÄôHaenens

Willem Joris

Fran√ßois Heinderyckx

"The topic of migration has become particularly contentious in national and international debates. Media have a discernable impact on overall societal attitudes towards this phenomenon. Polls show time and again that immigration is one of the most important issues occupying people‚Äôs minds. This book examines the dynamic interplay between media representations of migrants and refugees on the one hand and the governmental and societal (re)actions to these on the other. Largely focusing on Belgium and Sweden, this collection of interdisciplinary research essays attempts to unravel the determinants of people‚Äôs preferences regarding migration policy, expectations towards newcomers, and economic, humanitarian and cultural concerns about immigration‚Äôs effect on the majority population‚Äôs life. Whilst migrants and refugees remain voiceless and highly underrepresented in the legacy media, this volume allows their voices to be heard.    Contributors: Leen d‚ÄôHaenens (KU Leuven), Willem Joris (KU Leuven), Paul Puschmann (KU Leuven/Radboud University Nijmegen), Ebba Sundin (Halmstad University), David De Coninck (KU Leuven), Rozane De Cock (KU Leuven), Val√©riane Mistiaen (Universit√© libre de Bruxelles), Lutgard Lams (KU Leuven), Stefan Mertens (KU Leuven), Olivier Standaert (UC Louvain), Hanne Vandenberghe (KU Leuven), Koen Matthijs (KU Leuven), Kevin Smets (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Jacinthe Mazzocchetti (UC Louvain), Lorraine Gerstmans (UC Louvain), Lien Mostmans (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), and Fran√ßois Heinderyckx (Universit√© libre de Bruxelles)"

Images of Immigrants and Refugees in Western Europe

Leen d‚ÄôHaenens, Willem Joris, Fran√ßois Heinderyckx

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