CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Steele, Lisa Rose |
|---|---|
| Title | 'Bogus Claims': A discursive Analysis of the Portrayal of Hungarian Roma Asylum Seekers in Canada |
| Summary | This thesis is an exploration into the discursive representation of Hungarian Roma who applied for asylum in Canada. The Canadian government listed Hungary and all other EU member states on a Safe Country listing which disabled full rights for those citizens when applying for asylum there. The target of this group was the Hungarian Roma and the reasons for this were because they applied at much higher rates than any other group. Throughout the processes of changing the law, Hungarian Roma were described as 'bogus' asylum. The inappropriate use of that term according to the UN Convention for Refugees puts the discursive representation of the Roma attached being attached to this word into question. When seen in the light of the malleability of the Roma as an ethnic minority in Europe and the political climate in Hungary this term looses credibility. By looking at the official Canadian documents and the media discussion, this thesis examines the Canadian discourse surrounding the use of this word in describing the Hungarian Roma in this new context of Roma political and media representation Canada. |
| Supervisor | Pap, Andras |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/steele_lisa.pdf |
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