Orig. title: Beeld van immigranten in de media: effecten ter reflectie
Engl. transl.: Image of immigrants in the media: effects for reflection
Study details
| Year: | 2019 |
| Scope: | Multinational |
| Countries: | Belgium |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Mixed methods |
| Methods of data collection: | Textual / documentary / content analysis; Interview; Survey |
| Researched Groups: | Children; Other; Individuals (whole population, children included) |
| Other Researched Group: | Journalists |
| Children Ages: | Adolescents (14-18 Years old) |
| Funder: | BELSPO (Belgian Science Policy Office) |
| Funder Types: | National Government / Ministry |
| URL: | https://soc.kuleuven.be/ims/im2mediate/im2mediate-about |
Goals
Governments, news media and public opinion in Europe are increasingly preoccupied with refugees seeking access to Western Europe. Public opinion is split (if not negative) and generally un- or misinformed (amalgamation across ‘groups’ being one of the problems), and integration policies cannot respond to the needs (see cross-country MIPEX results). This project aims to investigate the dynamic interplay between media representations of the current non-EU immigrant situation with a specific emphasis on the refugee situation on the one hand and the governmental and societal (re)actions on the other.