Governing Migration through Covid-19? Dutch Political and Media Discourse in Times of a Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933915 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maartje Van Der Woude (0000-0003-1165-9233, Hague Institute for Global Justice, corresponding author), Nanou Van Iersel (Hague Institute for Global Justice) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 379 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci10100379 |
| OpenAlex | W3207834142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article explores the political and media discourse in The Netherlands around COVID-19 and migration. In so doing, it asks to what extent the dynamics of 'governing COVID-19 through migration' are visible in this discourse. By asking this question, the article builds upon the theoretical frameworks of 'governing through crime' and 'governing through migration control'. Both theoretical frameworks place a strong emphasis on the role of discourse in framing certain social phenomena as a threat, concern or risk. By carrying out a discourse analysis on Dutch political and media debates around COVID-19 and migration in the period 1 January 2020-1 November 2021, the article illustrates that despite the linking of migration and crime not only being very visible but also seemingly normalized in this discourse, the links made between COVID-19 and migration were much more nuanced. Furthermore, although COVID-19 and migration were discussed together, the discourse does not show any evidence of governing COVID-19 through migration by using the pandemic to push for very restrictive migration laws targeting only 'vagabonds' while still allowing the mobility of 'tourists
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Framing (construction · Media studies · Pandemic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Global Security and Public Health · History · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
The Borders of Punishment
The Culture of Control
The Crimmigrant Other
Governing Through Crime
An Ethics of Language
Punishment, globalization and migration control
Bordered penality
Penal power at the border
A really hostile environment’
Valiant beggars and global vagabonds
Crimmigration in the Netherlands
The Conscience of the World
Governing Through Migration Control
Sweden
The Dutch Drive for Humanitarianism
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |