Political and Media Discourses of Illegal Immigration in Ireland

1 - Cover [Seite 1]
2 - Chapter 1: Framing Illegal Immigration in Ireland [Seite 20]
2.1 - 1.1 Illegal Immigration in the International and European Contexts [Seite 21]
2.2 - 1.2 Illegal Immigration in the Irish Context [Seite 24]
2.2.1 - 1.2.1 The Nature of Illegal Immigration in Ireland [Seite 27]
2.2.2 - 1.2.2 The Extent of Illegal Immigration in Ireland [Seite 31]
2.2.3 - 1.2.3 Defining Illegal Immigration [Seite 33]
2.3 - 1.3 Key Aims of this Book [Seite 36]
2.4 - 1.4 Chapter Contents [Seite 38]
3 - Chapter 2: A Foucauldian Approach to Power and Discourse [Seite 40]
3.1 - 2.1 The Functioning of Power through Discursive Ideologies [Seite 42]
3.2 - 2.2 Foucault's Understanding of Power [Seite 44]
3.3 - 2.3 The Production of Subjectivities [Seite 47]
3.4 - 2.4 The Nation State and National Identity [Seite 48]
3.5 - 2.5 Texts and Discourses [Seite 51]
3.6 - 2.6 Foucault's Understanding of Discourses [Seite 52]
3.7 - 2.7 The Role of Discourses [Seite 53]
4 - Chapter 3: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach to Analysing Institutional Discourses [Seite 60]
4.1 - 3.1 Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) [Seite 61]
4.1.1 - 3.1.1 The Principles and Aims of CDA [Seite 65]
4.1.2 - 3.1.2 Critiquing CDA [Seite 68]
4.2 - 3.2 Historical Argumentation Analysis (Topoi Analysis) [Seite 71]
4.3 - 3.3 Analysing Institutional Texts [Seite 78]
4.3.1 - 3.3.1 Parliamentary Texts [Seite 79]
4.3.2 - 3.3.2 Newsprint Media Texts [Seite 83]
4.3.3 - 3.3.3 The Discursive Links Between the Parliament and Newsprint Media [Seite 85]
4.4 - 3.4 Research Design [Seite 88]
4.4.1 - 3.4.1 How the Institutional Data was Gathered and Organized [Seite 89]
4.4.2 - 3.4.2 The Number of Texts Identified from the Institutions [Seite 92]
4.4.3 - 3.4.3 The Interview Data [Seite 100]
5 - Chapter 4: Irish Parliamentary Texts [Seite 106]
5.1 - 4.1 The Irish Nation State and Parliament [Seite 109]
5.2 - 4.2 Parliamentary Findings [Seite 112]
5.3 - 4.3 The Control Topos [Seite 115]
5.3.1 - 4.3.1 Illegal Immigration into Ireland must be Prevented and Controlled [Seite 117]
5.3.2 - 4.3.2 The Irish Government's controlling of illegal immigration is too restrictive. [Seite 125]
5.3.3 - 4.3.3 US Immigration Policies are too Restrictive [Seite 126]
5.4 - 4.4 The Economy Topos [Seite 128]
5.4.1 - 4.4.1 Illegal Immigrants have a Negative Impact on the Economy (2003-2004) [Seite 130]
5.4.2 - 4.4.2 Illegal Immigrants/Undocumented Irish Migrants benefit the Economy (2005-2007) [Seite 133]
5.4.3 - 4.4.3 Illegal Immigrants have a negative impact on the Economy (2008-2009) [Seite 135]
5.5 - 4.5 The Humanitarian Topos [Seite 138]
5.5.1 - 4.5.1 The Protection of Illegal Immigrants' Human Rights [Seite 140]
5.5.2 - 4.5.2 The Protection of those Smuggled/Trafficked [Seite 141]
5.5.3 - 4.5.3 The Provision of Humanitarian Rights for the Undocumented Irish in the US [Seite 142]
5.6 - 4.6 The Danger Topos [Seite 143]
5.6.1 - 4.6.1 Illegal Immigrants are Criminals and Involved in Fraudulent Activities [Seite 145]
5.6.2 - 4.6.2 The Irish Border Required Protection from Dangerous Illegal Immigrants [Seite 146]
5.7 - 4.7 The Culture Topos [Seite 150]
5.7.1 - 4.7.1 The Undocumented Irish are Culturally Desirable [Seite 151]
5.7.2 - 4.7.2 Illegal Immigrants in Ireland are Culturally Desirable [Seite 153]
5.8 - 4.8 Representations of Illegal Immigrants in Irish Parliamentary Texts [Seite 154]
6 - Chapter 5: Irish Newsprint Media Texts [Seite 160]
6.1 - 5.1 Newsprint Media Findings [Seite 161]
6.2 - 5.2 The Control Topos [Seite 163]
6.2.1 - 5.2.1 Justifying the Prevention and Control Illegal Immigration in Ireland [Seite 164]
6.2.2 - 5.2.2 Representing European Control Measures are the Standard for Ireland to Follow [Seite 169]
6.2.3 - 5.2.3 Control Measures in Ireland are too Restrictive and Regularizations are Suggested [Seite 172]
6.2.4 - 5.2.4 US Immigration Policies Should be Amended for the Undocumented Irish [Seite 172]
6.3 - 5.3 The Danger Topos [Seite 173]
6.3.1 - 5.3.1 Illegal Immigrants are Criminals and Dangerous [Seite 175]
6.3.2 - 5.3.2 Illegal Immigrants are a Threat to National Security [Seite 177]
6.3.3 - 5.3.3 Illegal Immigrants Carry Diseases [Seite 179]
6.4 - 5.4 The Humanitarian Topos [Seite 179]
6.4.1 - 5.4.1 Travelling by Dangerous Methods, Detention, and Deportation. [Seite 181]
6.4.2 - 5.4.2 Humanitarian Assistance in Ireland [Seite 183]
6.4.3 - 5.4.3 Humanitarian Assistance in the US [Seite 184]
6.5 - 5.5 The Economy Topos [Seite 185]
6.5.1 - 5.5.1 Illegal Immigrants Exploit the Welfare/Asylum System [Seite 187]
6.5.2 - 5.5.2 The Expense of Deportations [Seite 189]
6.5.3 - 5.5.3 The Undocumented Irish Contribute to the US Economy [Seite 190]
6.6 - 5.6 The Culture Topos [Seite 190]
6.6.1 - 5.6.1 Non-EU Migrants are Deceitful People [Seite 192]
6.6.2 - 5.6.2 Irish Immigration Laws are Insufficient against Undesirable Illegal Immigrants [Seite 194]
6.6.3 - 5.6.3 The Undocumented Irish are Desirable People [Seite 195]
6.7 - 5.7 Representations of Illegal Immigrants in Irish Newsprint Media Texts [Seite 197]
7 - Chapter 6: Discursive Representations of Illegal Immigrants [Seite 202]
7.1 - 6.1 Overall Findings from the Institutional Texts [Seite 203]
7.2 - 6.2 The Control Topos [Seite 207]
7.3 - 6.3 The Danger Topos [Seite 219]
7.4 - 6.4 The Humanitarian Topos [Seite 224]
7.5 - 6.5 The Economy Topos [Seite 228]
7.6 - 6.6 The Culture Topos [Seite 235]
7.7 - 6.7 Additional Discursive Aspects [Seite 239]
7.7.1 - 6.7.1 The Linguistic Interrelations of the Five Topoi [Seite 239]
7.7.2 - 6.7.2 Denials and Justifications of Racism [Seite 240]
7.7.3 - 6.7.3 The (Mis)Use of Terminology [Seite 242]
7.7.4 - 6.7.4 Discourses of National Identity [Seite 243]
8 - Chapter 7: The Function of Ideological Discourses [Seite 246]
8.1 - 7.1 Theoretically Framing Illegal Immigration [Seite 246]
8.1.1 - 7.1.1 Governance through the Nation State Rationale [Seite 249]
8.1.2 - 7.1.2 The Maintenance of Inequality [Seite 251]
8.1.3 - 7.1.3 Legitimized Expressions of Racism [Seite 251]
8.2 - 7.2 Contribution to Knowledge [Seite 254]
8.3 - 7.3 Suggestions for Future Research [Seite 257]
8.4 - 7.4 A Summary of the Chapters [Seite 258]
8.5 - 7.5 A Solution to Illegal Immigration? [Seite 259]
8.6 - 7.6 The Lived Experience of Illegal Immigration [Seite 261]
9 - Bibliography [Seite 264]