Poland’s right-wing constructions of the others at the Polish-Belarussian border (2021–2023)

Rzepnikowska phillips, Alina and Duda-Mikulin, Eva (2025) Poland’s right-wing constructions of the others at the Polish-Belarussian border (2021–2023). In: The Palgrave Handbook on Right-Wing Populism and Otherness in Global Perspective. Springer Nature Link, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 273-295. ISBN 9783031778674

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Abstract

This chapter explores how Otherness has been constructed in right-wing political discourses in Poland. Using critical discourse analysis, the authors examine how the former government, with previously ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), has framed people on-the-move at the Polish-Belarusian border, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, as a threat to the Polish nation and the EU. The chapter focuses on the interplay of ethnicity, religion and gender in shaping these narratives, noting that Poland's position as part of the European periphery and its history of emigration and immigration contribute to these dynamics. This chapter sheds light on the multifaceted processes underpinning the construction of Otherness through the right-wing political discourses.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: otherness and enemies, discourse constructions, right-wing populism, political communication, antielitism, anti-media, anti-multiculturalism
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Divisions: Faculty of Arts, Business & Applied Social Science > School of Social Sciences & Humanities
Depositing User: Alina Rzepnikowska phillips
Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2025 09:40
Last Modified: 28 Jan 2025 09:40
URI: https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/4598

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