Multikulturelle Gesellschaft oder Ausländer raus

Multiculturalism, migration and racism: The role of the media. A comparative study of Australian and German print media1

“…Neither the Australian nor the German media discriminates against immigrants, but whereas the Australian media more often avoid an ethnic characterization altogether (incidentally especially in crime reports, where the association with a particular group would inevitably be negative) and refer to immigrated Australians and their children either as ethnic Australians or as second generation Australians, in Germany all non-Germans are classified as Auslander, 'foreigners' (cf. Wengeler, 1995), in accordance with their official status. The German media tend not to reflect on the divisive politics of 'we' and 'they' in their perpetuation of such official terminology.…”

Re-Imagining the Nation

“…For example, after guestworkers were no longer needed, they were labeled "foreigners" (Ausländer), signifying their non-belonging. Likewise, unwanted people seeking refuge were portrayed as "bogus asylum seekers" (Scheinaslylanten) or "economic refugees" (Wirtschaftsflüchtlinge) (Wengeler, 1995). These labels reflect the exclusionary government policies and practices of the late 1970s and 1980s.…”

Immigration Debate in Canada: How Newspapers Reported, 1996–2004

“…For example, discourses can be investigated through the count and analysis of words and "nodal points" (Laclau and Mouffe 1985, p. 112), the exposure of metaphors or the examination of principles of argumentation (Böke et al 2000). Below, I use a so-called topoi analysis, which was pioneered by linguists (Böke et al 2000;Wengeler 1995Wengeler , 2003 and has been applied in empirical studies of immigration discourses in German-speaking countries (Bauder 2008;Wengeler 1995Wengeler , 2000Wengeler , 2003. Topoi is the plural of the Greek word (koinos) topos, representing models of argumentation that express a distinct rhetorical perspective and scheme of thought (Böke et al 2000, pp.…”