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's 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's preferences regarding migration policy, expectations towards newcomers, and economic, humanitarian and cultural concerns about immigration's effect on the majority population's 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'Haenens (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), Valeriane Mistiaen (Universite 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 Francois Heinderyckx (Universite libre de Bruxelles) Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer Reviewed Content).

About the Author
Leen d'Haenens is professor in Communication Science at the Institute for Media Studies at the KU Leuven. Her research interests include digital media and youth, media, and ethnic minorities.

Reviews

The key contribution of the collection is in problematising the connections between negative terminology and negative framing, confirming the importance of contact with migrants and refugees for public opinion and, most importantly, relating all of this to the voices of migrants and refugees themselves. In other words, the book's contribution is in connecting normative with evidence-based claims that voice matters and that media have an important role to play in facilitating, framing and circulating these varied voices.Tijana Stolic, European Journal of Communication 34(6), December 2019

Book Information
ISBN 9789462701809
Author Leen D'Haenens
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Leuven University Press
Publisher Leuven University Press
Weight(grams) 325g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 12mm