A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in Poland
This paper discusses the Polish Catholic Church’s perception of the recent European migration crisis by examining its discursive practices through the lens of critical discourse analysis. We focus on two of the official communication channels of the Church: the website of the Polish Episcopate Confe...
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| description | This paper discusses the Polish Catholic Church’s perception of the recent European migration crisis by examining its discursive practices through the lens of critical discourse analysis. We focus on two of the official communication channels of the Church: the website of the Polish Episcopate Conference (PEC) and the weekly magazine ekai.pl, published by the PEC-owned Catholic Information Agency (CIA). We demonstrate that despite the official appeal of the Polish Episcopate for Christian hospitality, views of bishops participating in the public debate on the migration crisis are not unanimous, but polarised. These internal divisions on the issue parallel the ambivalent stance of the Polish Church on Poland’s place in the European Union. The negative attitude of the majority of Poles to migrants, resulting in the refusal to participate in the European relocation programme, is sanctioned not only by the ruling political party but also by some representatives of religious authorities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3fb796c37724426bd0523db771a081c2022-12-21T19:15:09ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49372018-04-012810.30674/scripta.70069A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in PolandJoanna Krotofil0Dominika Motak1Jagiellonian UniversityJagiellonian UniversityThis paper discusses the Polish Catholic Church’s perception of the recent European migration crisis by examining its discursive practices through the lens of critical discourse analysis. We focus on two of the official communication channels of the Church: the website of the Polish Episcopate Conference (PEC) and the weekly magazine ekai.pl, published by the PEC-owned Catholic Information Agency (CIA). We demonstrate that despite the official appeal of the Polish Episcopate for Christian hospitality, views of bishops participating in the public debate on the migration crisis are not unanimous, but polarised. These internal divisions on the issue parallel the ambivalent stance of the Polish Church on Poland’s place in the European Union. The negative attitude of the majority of Poles to migrants, resulting in the refusal to participate in the European relocation programme, is sanctioned not only by the ruling political party but also by some representatives of religious authorities.https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/70069MigrationEmigration and immigrationPluralism, CulturalMulticulturalismRefugeesMedia and religion |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Krotofil Dominika Motak A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in Poland Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis Migration Emigration and immigration Pluralism, Cultural Multiculturalism Refugees Media and religion |
| title | A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in Poland |
| title_full | A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in Poland |
| title_fullStr | A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in Poland |
| title_short | A critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in Poland |
| title_sort | critical discourse analysis of the media coverage of the migration crisis in poland |
| topic | Migration Emigration and immigration Pluralism, Cultural Multiculturalism Refugees Media and religion |
| url | https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/70069 |
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