CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Schinasi Romeu, Yasmina |
|---|---|
| Title | Discursive Framing of the Islamist Threat in Europe and the Trivialisation of the Far-Right: Reconciling Perception and Facts |
| Summary | The basis of this thesis resides on Timothy Shanahan’s argument that terrorism should be seen as tactic and free of any morality issues when being defined. In line with this the thesis argues that since 9/11, terrorism has been constructed according to four discursive strands. These strands i.e. Orientalism, 9/11, Civilisational threat and Quality and Quantity, have helped depict Islamic terrorism as the biggest threat to the west vis-à-vis the far-right. Instead, the far-right threat has been not disregarded and down-played, so that it is no longer worthy of the “terrorist” label. To demonstrate this, the media narrative for four European countries namely France, Norway, Spain and the UK, has been analysed and evaluated. The findings clearly prove the initial statement as all countries show evidence of all four assumptions. Furthermore this thesis seeks to highlight the important implications that this has on Muslim communities as well as white westerners. |
| Supervisor | Paul Roe |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/schinasi-romeu_yasmin.pdf |
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