The Argument about Cultural (In) Compatibility in Far-right Populist Discourse: Constructing the Figure of a “Migrant”
Апстракт
In a populist discourse in Serbia, the word “migrant” has become another word for a “brown-skinned Muslim”. This trend hints something that has been recognized by many scholars – the debate about immigration has turned into a debate about Muslims and cultural (in)compatibility. In this discussion, I will analyze the knowledge and information that is being produced by the far-right populist actors about migration and frame it into current political and intellectual trends in Europe. Debates about “culture”, understood as a closed, homogenous system of knowledge, defined by territorial boundaries of a national state, are gaining in importance in debates about immigration. A far-right populist argument that “Muslim culture” is incompatible with “European culture” and therefore poses a threat to “European identity” is interpreted as a manifestation of an increasing cultural fundamentalism. Furthermore, populist far-right interpretations of migration have gradually entered the political mai...nstream in Europe. It has been recognized that Serbian far-right populist actors advocate for anti-immigration policies under the influence of other far-right networks from Europe and elsewhere. The figure of a ‘migrant’ thus appears in the moment when the EU policies are becoming increasingly restrictive towards non-white and non-European people.
Кључне речи:
right-wing populism / islamophobia / migration / cultural fundamentalism / cultural racismИзвор:
Contemporary Populism and its Political Consequences: Discourses and Practicies in Central and South-Eastern Europe, 2019, 29-Издавач:
- Beograd : Naučno društvo za istoriju zdravstvene kulture (NDIZK)
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Мултиетницитет, мултикултуралност, миграције - савремени процеси (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-177027)
Напомена:
- Knjižica apstrakata, International Conference Contemporary Populism and its Political Consequences discourses and Practices in Central and South-Eastern Europe (Belgrade, 12–13 December 2019)
Институција/група
Етнографски институт САНУ / Institute of Ethnography SASATY - CONF AU - Jovanović, Teodora PY - 2019 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/15590 AB - In a populist discourse in Serbia, the word “migrant” has become another word for a “brown-skinned Muslim”. This trend hints something that has been recognized by many scholars – the debate about immigration has turned into a debate about Muslims and cultural (in)compatibility. In this discussion, I will analyze the knowledge and information that is being produced by the far-right populist actors about migration and frame it into current political and intellectual trends in Europe. Debates about “culture”, understood as a closed, homogenous system of knowledge, defined by territorial boundaries of a national state, are gaining in importance in debates about immigration. A far-right populist argument that “Muslim culture” is incompatible with “European culture” and therefore poses a threat to “European identity” is interpreted as a manifestation of an increasing cultural fundamentalism. Furthermore, populist far-right interpretations of migration have gradually entered the political mainstream in Europe. It has been recognized that Serbian far-right populist actors advocate for anti-immigration policies under the influence of other far-right networks from Europe and elsewhere. The figure of a ‘migrant’ thus appears in the moment when the EU policies are becoming increasingly restrictive towards non-white and non-European people. PB - Beograd : Naučno društvo za istoriju zdravstvene kulture (NDIZK) C3 - Contemporary Populism and its Political Consequences: Discourses and Practicies in Central and South-Eastern Europe T1 - The Argument about Cultural (In) Compatibility in Far-right Populist Discourse: Constructing the Figure of a “Migrant” SP - 29 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15590 ER -
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Jovanović, T.. (2019). The Argument about Cultural (In) Compatibility in Far-right Populist Discourse: Constructing the Figure of a “Migrant”. in Contemporary Populism and its Political Consequences: Discourses and Practicies in Central and South-Eastern Europe Beograd : Naučno društvo za istoriju zdravstvene kulture (NDIZK)., 29. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15590
Jovanović T. The Argument about Cultural (In) Compatibility in Far-right Populist Discourse: Constructing the Figure of a “Migrant”. in Contemporary Populism and its Political Consequences: Discourses and Practicies in Central and South-Eastern Europe. 2019;:29. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15590 .
Jovanović, Teodora, "The Argument about Cultural (In) Compatibility in Far-right Populist Discourse: Constructing the Figure of a “Migrant”" in Contemporary Populism and its Political Consequences: Discourses and Practicies in Central and South-Eastern Europe (2019):29, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15590 .