The Role of Media in Structuring the Social Representations of Romanian Immigrants in Germany
The Role of Media in Structuring the Social Representations of Romanian Immigrants in Germany
Author(s): Ileana RotaruSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, Theory of Communication, Migration Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Accent Publisher
Keywords: mass-media; public discourse; Romanian immigrants; Germany; social representation
Summary/Abstract: The present article investigates the role played by mass-media in structuring the public discourse regarding the adaptive efforts of the Romanian immigrants in the German cultural space in the European Union and their relation to the host country. The problem of the immigrants from South-East Europe has become one of the main topics of the public discourse. The paper argues that the Romanians’ migration to Germany has certain specific embedded features based on their cultural and historical past and, secondly, on economic motives. The article identifies the German media’s social representation of the Romanian immigrants, in the context of the European cultural identity.
Journal: Journal of Media Research - Revista de Studii Media
- Issue Year: 9/2016
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 99-120
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
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