Velikonja, M. (2017), 'The New Other: Ideological Images of Refugees in Contemporary Slovenia' (Novi Drugi: Ideološke podobe beguncev v sodobni Sloveniji), Journal for the Critique of Science, Imagination, and New Anthropology (Časopis za kritiko znanosti, domišljijo in novo antropologijo, ČKZ), Vol. XLV, No. 268, p. 107-121.
Country
Slovenia
Title
Velikonja, M. (2017), 'The New Other: Ideological Images of Refugees in Contemporary Slovenia' (Novi Drugi: Ideološke podobe beguncev v sodobni Sloveniji), Journal for the Critique of Science, Imagination, and New Anthropology (Časopis za kritiko znanosti, domišljijo in novo antropologijo, ČKZ), Vol. XLV, No. 268, p. 107-121.
View full ResearchYear
2017
Type of publication
Study - qualitative research
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Not applicable - national level
Type of Institution
Academic
Institution
Journal for the Critique of Science, Imagination, and New Anthropology | Časopis za kritiko znanosti, domišljijo in novo antropologijo | ČKZ
Main Thematic Focus
Hate speech Racism & xenophobia Integration & inclusion
Target Population
Refugees & asylum seekers
Key findings
The author analyses hate speech and practices that have erupted in Slovenia in the summer of 2015 at the time of the so-called refugee crisis, and continued to this day. He interprets these practices as a process of “othering” in relation to the imaginary notions of “Slovenian” and “European” and identifies four different ideological images of a refugee. The author claims that the so-called “mechanism of the displacement of hatred” (Adorno, Mitscherlich), which allows the transfer of responsibility to various “Others” (refugees, members of ethnic minorities), is often used in Slovenian society. He concludes that the hate speech and politics of exclusion which appeared in Slovenia in 2015 closely resembled the rallies, protests and graffiti of right-wing extremists.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Qualitative methods, research paper in the field of sociology of culture.
Sample details and representativeness
Not relevant
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