Marco Bitschnau
Biographic Data
| ID | 1266802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marco Bitschnau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marco |
| FAMILY NAME | Bitschnau |
| SIGNATURE | BITSCHNAU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Neuchâtel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2700-7259 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
From outrage to action
In early 2024, revelations concerning a meeting of far-right actors to discuss large-scale deportations triggered one of the largest waves of protest in modern German history. What brought people into the streets was not outrage at these plans alone, but also a deeper anxiety about the trajectory of liberal democracy, intensified by the growing strength of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Against this backdrop, the present article draws on …
The crisis layers of artificial intelligence
published
Beyond innumeracy
Public perceptions of immigration are often inaccurate, yet research lacks conceptual clarity and valid measurement of these misperceptions. Prior work focuses mainly on population innumeracy (misestimating immigrant shares) and cannot distinguish genuine misperceptions from mere guessing. We introduce a survey module that captures multiple dimensions of immigration-related perceptions alongside respondents’ confidence in their estimates. Using p…
National) pride and (conceptual) prejudice
Patriotism and nationalism are typically conceptualized as two distinct if not conflicting forms of national attachment. Carrying a substantial normative dimension, the former is often linked to an enlightened sense of community that takes pride in the commitment to democratic values, whereas the latter is understood as an exclusionary and uncritical attachment to the nation. It is this dichotomy and the categorical assumptions at its core which …
Students or internationals? Divergent patterns of governing international student mobility in Germany and the United Kingdom
This article investigates how Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) have governed international student mobility (ISM) over the last two decades. While both are among the most popular destinations for international students and have experienced similar political trajectories during this period, they have pursued divergent education and immigration policies in regulating ISM. Driven by a mix of educational universalism and fear of future labor short…
Continuum, process, and dyad
This article analyzes the Migration–Mobility Nexus (MMN) and shows how it can be conceived as a tool to make sense of the relationship between migration and mobility. Being polysemic, the term nexus offers three different ways to conceptualize this relationship: as continuum, process, and dyad. The first highlights the connected space between long-term and short-term and between monodirectional and circular movements. The second focuses on the se…
Misperceptions about Immigration
Across Western democracies, immigration has become one of the most polarizing and salient issues, with public discourses and individual attitudes often characterized by misperceptions. This condition undermines people's ability to develop informed opinions on the matter and runs counter to the ideal of deliberative democracy. Yet, our understanding of what makes immigration so prone to misperceptions is still limited – a conundrum that this revie…
The Virus as Remedy
Understood not only as a challenge to democracy but as a crisis, populism has received widespread attention in both media and academic circles for the better part of the past decade. Yet the outbreak of COVID-19 and its escalation into a pandemic eclipsed the fear of rising populism within weeks: With lockdowns imposed and civil liberties suspended, it lost its menacing character and became a mere background nuisance. This, I argue in this articl…
Sexualpolitische Dimorphismen. Populistischer Homozivilisationismus als rechtes Zukunftsprojekt
Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit sexualpolitischen Positionierungen innerhalb des europäischen Rechtspopulismus. Vor dem Hintergrund der beständig wachsenden Akzeptanz gleichgeschlechtlicher Beziehungen und des zugleich immer stärker aufscheinenden Nutzwertes der Thematik für die Popularisierung und Legitimierung islamfeindlicher Diskursmuster stellt sich für Rechtspopulist*innen zunehmend die Frage, inwieweit strategische Haltungswechsel…
The “refugee crisis” as an opportunity structure for right-wing populist social movements
Current research on right-wing populist communication is often confined to political parties, with social movements receiving much less attention. To help fill this research gap, we examine the frames and master frames of the PEGIDA movement and the role of the 2015 “refugee crisis” in shaping them. Using qualitative content analysis of speeches held at PEGIDA rallies between 2014 and 2016, we identify two distinct master frames, each consisting …
Politicising immigration in times of crisis
This article investigates the politicisation of immigration in Switzerland during two major socioeconomic crises: the oil crisis of the 1970s and the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Based on 2,853 newspaper claims from 1970 to 1976 and 1995 to 2018, we measure and compare differences in salience, polarisation, actor diversity and frame use between crisis and noncrisis periods. We find that while claims-making on immigration was indeed more sa…
Francis Fukuyama, Identität. Wie der Verlust der Würde unsere Demokratie gefährdet. Hamburg
Populism Around the World
Misperceptions about Immigration
Across Western democracies, immigration has become one of the most polarizing and salient issues, with public discourses and individual attitudes often characterized by misperceptions. This condition undermines people's ability to develop informed opinions on the matter and runs counter to the ideal of deliberative democracy. Yet, our understanding of what makes immigration so prone to misperceptions is still limited – a conundrum that this revie…
National) pride and (conceptual) prejudice
Patriotism and nationalism are typically conceptualized as two distinct if not conflicting forms of national attachment. Carrying a substantial normative dimension, the former is often linked to an enlightened sense of community that takes pride in the commitment to democratic values, whereas the latter is understood as an exclusionary and uncritical attachment to the nation. It is this dichotomy and the categorical assumptions at its core which …
Politicising immigration in times of crisis
This article investigates the politicisation of immigration in Switzerland during two major socioeconomic crises: the oil crisis of the 1970s and the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Based on 2,853 newspaper claims from 1970 to 1976 and 1995 to 2018, we measure and compare differences in salience, polarisation, actor diversity and frame use between crisis and noncrisis periods. We find that while claims-making on immigration was indeed more sa…
Continuum, process, and dyad
This article analyzes the Migration–Mobility Nexus (MMN) and shows how it can be conceived as a tool to make sense of the relationship between migration and mobility. Being polysemic, the term nexus offers three different ways to conceptualize this relationship: as continuum, process, and dyad. The first highlights the connected space between long-term and short-term and between monodirectional and circular movements. The second focuses on the se…
The “refugee crisis” as an opportunity structure for right-wing populist social movements
Current research on right-wing populist communication is often confined to political parties, with social movements receiving much less attention. To help fill this research gap, we examine the frames and master frames of the PEGIDA movement and the role of the 2015 “refugee crisis” in shaping them. Using qualitative content analysis of speeches held at PEGIDA rallies between 2014 and 2016, we identify two distinct master frames, each consisting …
Populism Around the World
Francis Fukuyama, Identität. Wie der Verlust der Würde unsere Demokratie gefährdet. Hamburg
The “refugee crisis” as an opportunity structure for right-wing populist social movements
Current research on right-wing populist communication is often confined to political parties, with social movements receiving much less attention. To help fill this research gap, we examine the frames and master frames of the PEGIDA movement and the role of the 2015 “refugee crisis” in shaping them. Using qualitative content analysis of speeches held at PEGIDA rallies between 2014 and 2016, we identify two distinct master frames, each consisting …
Politicising immigration in times of crisis
This article investigates the politicisation of immigration in Switzerland during two major socioeconomic crises: the oil crisis of the 1970s and the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Based on 2,853 newspaper claims from 1970 to 1976 and 1995 to 2018, we measure and compare differences in salience, polarisation, actor diversity and frame use between crisis and noncrisis periods. We find that while claims-making on immigration was indeed more sa…
Sexualpolitische Dimorphismen. Populistischer Homozivilisationismus als rechtes Zukunftsprojekt
Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit sexualpolitischen Positionierungen innerhalb des europäischen Rechtspopulismus. Vor dem Hintergrund der beständig wachsenden Akzeptanz gleichgeschlechtlicher Beziehungen und des zugleich immer stärker aufscheinenden Nutzwertes der Thematik für die Popularisierung und Legitimierung islamfeindlicher Diskursmuster stellt sich für Rechtspopulist*innen zunehmend die Frage, inwieweit strategische Haltungswechsel…
Students or internationals? Divergent patterns of governing international student mobility in Germany and the United Kingdom
This article investigates how Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) have governed international student mobility (ISM) over the last two decades. While both are among the most popular destinations for international students and have experienced similar political trajectories during this period, they have pursued divergent education and immigration policies in regulating ISM. Driven by a mix of educational universalism and fear of future labor short…
Continuum, process, and dyad
This article analyzes the Migration–Mobility Nexus (MMN) and shows how it can be conceived as a tool to make sense of the relationship between migration and mobility. Being polysemic, the term nexus offers three different ways to conceptualize this relationship: as continuum, process, and dyad. The first highlights the connected space between long-term and short-term and between monodirectional and circular movements. The second focuses on the se…
Misperceptions about Immigration
Across Western democracies, immigration has become one of the most polarizing and salient issues, with public discourses and individual attitudes often characterized by misperceptions. This condition undermines people's ability to develop informed opinions on the matter and runs counter to the ideal of deliberative democracy. Yet, our understanding of what makes immigration so prone to misperceptions is still limited – a conundrum that this revie…
The Virus as Remedy
Understood not only as a challenge to democracy but as a crisis, populism has received widespread attention in both media and academic circles for the better part of the past decade. Yet the outbreak of COVID-19 and its escalation into a pandemic eclipsed the fear of rising populism within weeks: With lockdowns imposed and civil liberties suspended, it lost its menacing character and became a mere background nuisance. This, I argue in this articl…
National) pride and (conceptual) prejudice
Patriotism and nationalism are typically conceptualized as two distinct if not conflicting forms of national attachment. Carrying a substantial normative dimension, the former is often linked to an enlightened sense of community that takes pride in the commitment to democratic values, whereas the latter is understood as an exclusionary and uncritical attachment to the nation. It is this dichotomy and the categorical assumptions at its core which …
Beyond innumeracy
Public perceptions of immigration are often inaccurate, yet research lacks conceptual clarity and valid measurement of these misperceptions. Prior work focuses mainly on population innumeracy (misestimating immigrant shares) and cannot distinguish genuine misperceptions from mere guessing. We introduce a survey module that captures multiple dimensions of immigration-related perceptions alongside respondents’ confidence in their estimates. Using p…
From outrage to action
In early 2024, revelations concerning a meeting of far-right actors to discuss large-scale deportations triggered one of the largest waves of protest in modern German history. What brought people into the streets was not outrage at these plans alone, but also a deeper anxiety about the trajectory of liberal democracy, intensified by the growing strength of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Against this backdrop, the present article draws on …
The crisis layers of artificial intelligence
published
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works)