This thesis examines the securitisation of migration and the LGBTQ+ community of two European populist right-wing parties during the Dutch and German national elections of 2017. The parties under consideration are the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the Dutch Forum voor Democratie (FvD). Through a critical discourse analysis of the parties' election manifestos and Facebook campaign, the thesis shows that both parties use security discourse concerning migration, however, they take different approaches with the AfD stressing physical insecurity, while the FvD stresses nonphysical insecurity. Only the AfD uses security discourses to construct an image of the LGBTQ+ community in their election manifesto, for the FvD this is seemingly a non-issue. As such the AfD takes a backlash approach to the LGBTQ+ community by fearing for the 'traditional' German family. The FvD, on the other hand, approaches the topic from a post-feminist standpoint where equality is perceived to be achieved. Consequently, they are against further anti-discrimination measures.
Annotation in English
This thesis examines the securitisation of migration and the LGBTQ+ community of two European populist right-wing parties during the Dutch and German national elections of 2017. The parties under consideration are the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the Dutch Forum voor Democratie (FvD). Through a critical discourse analysis of the parties' election manifestos and Facebook campaign, the thesis shows that both parties use security discourse concerning migration, however, they take different approaches with the AfD stressing physical insecurity, while the FvD stresses nonphysical insecurity. Only the AfD uses security discourses to construct an image of the LGBTQ+ community in their election manifesto, for the FvD this is seemingly a non-issue. As such the AfD takes a backlash approach to the LGBTQ+ community by fearing for the 'traditional' German family. The FvD, on the other hand, approaches the topic from a post-feminist standpoint where equality is perceived to be achieved. Consequently, they are against further anti-discrimination measures.
This thesis examines the securitisation of migration and the LGBTQ+ community of two European populist right-wing parties during the Dutch and German national elections of 2017. The parties under consideration are the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the Dutch Forum voor Democratie (FvD). Through a critical discourse analysis of the parties' election manifestos and Facebook campaign, the thesis shows that both parties use security discourse concerning migration, however, they take different approaches with the AfD stressing physical insecurity, while the FvD stresses nonphysical insecurity. Only the AfD uses security discourses to construct an image of the LGBTQ+ community in their election manifesto, for the FvD this is seemingly a non-issue. As such the AfD takes a backlash approach to the LGBTQ+ community by fearing for the 'traditional' German family. The FvD, on the other hand, approaches the topic from a post-feminist standpoint where equality is perceived to be achieved. Consequently, they are against further anti-discrimination measures.
Annotation in English
This thesis examines the securitisation of migration and the LGBTQ+ community of two European populist right-wing parties during the Dutch and German national elections of 2017. The parties under consideration are the German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the Dutch Forum voor Democratie (FvD). Through a critical discourse analysis of the parties' election manifestos and Facebook campaign, the thesis shows that both parties use security discourse concerning migration, however, they take different approaches with the AfD stressing physical insecurity, while the FvD stresses nonphysical insecurity. Only the AfD uses security discourses to construct an image of the LGBTQ+ community in their election manifesto, for the FvD this is seemingly a non-issue. As such the AfD takes a backlash approach to the LGBTQ+ community by fearing for the 'traditional' German family. The FvD, on the other hand, approaches the topic from a post-feminist standpoint where equality is perceived to be achieved. Consequently, they are against further anti-discrimination measures.
The thesis should be between 20.000 and 30.000 words- including footnotes but excluding bibliography and annexes; Chicago Referencing; Deadline 1st June 2022
My structure:
1. Introduction, 2. Literature review, 3. Methodology, 4. Discourse of the AfD (subchapters for every minority), 5. Discourse on the FvD (subchapters for every minority, 6. Comparison, 7. Conclusion, 8. Bibliography
Research Plan
The thesis should be between 20.000 and 30.000 words- including footnotes but excluding bibliography and annexes; Chicago Referencing; Deadline 1st June 2022
My structure:
1. Introduction, 2. Literature review, 3. Methodology, 4. Discourse of the AfD (subchapters for every minority), 5. Discourse on the FvD (subchapters for every minority, 6. Comparison, 7. Conclusion, 8. Bibliography
Recommended resources
Brons, Lajos L. 'Othering, an analysis.' Transcience, a Journal of Global Studies 6, no.1 (2015): 69 to 90.; Bunzl, Matti. 'Between Anti- Semitism and Islamophobia: Some Thoughts on the New Europe.' American Ethnologist 32, no. 4 (2005): 499 to 508.; Calloni, Marina. 'Women, Minorities, Populism.' in Minorities and Populism Critical Perspectives from South Asia and Europe, ed. Volker Kaul and Ananya Vajpeyi, Philosophy and Politics Critical Explorations (Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020), 243 to 64.; Dobkowski, Michael. 'ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTI-SEMITISM: Shared Prejudice or Singular Social Pathologies.' CrossCurrents 65, no. 3 (2015): 321 to 33.; Fairclough, Isabela, and Norman Fairclough. Political Discourse Analysis: A Method for Advanced Students. London: Routledge, 2012.
Recommended resources
Brons, Lajos L. 'Othering, an analysis.' Transcience, a Journal of Global Studies 6, no.1 (2015): 69 to 90.; Bunzl, Matti. 'Between Anti- Semitism and Islamophobia: Some Thoughts on the New Europe.' American Ethnologist 32, no. 4 (2005): 499 to 508.; Calloni, Marina. 'Women, Minorities, Populism.' in Minorities and Populism Critical Perspectives from South Asia and Europe, ed. Volker Kaul and Ananya Vajpeyi, Philosophy and Politics Critical Explorations (Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020), 243 to 64.; Dobkowski, Michael. 'ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTI-SEMITISM: Shared Prejudice or Singular Social Pathologies.' CrossCurrents 65, no. 3 (2015): 321 to 33.; Fairclough, Isabela, and Norman Fairclough. Political Discourse Analysis: A Method for Advanced Students. London: Routledge, 2012.