Representación mediática de las poblaciones migrantes y refugiadas y discurso público durante dos crisis en Grecia entre 2020-2022
Los movimientos migratorios en las fronteras terrestres greco-turcas en Evros y la pandemia de covid-19
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Crisis de acogida, Evros, COVID-19, Discurso público, medios de comunicación, prensa étnica, Medios sociales, Migrantes, RefugiadosResumen
Introducción: El discurso público, ya se trate del discurso político dominante o de los medios de formación de la opinión de masas, puede convertirse en determinante de impresiones positivas o negativas, mientras que se observa que en los últimos años su papel en relación con los refugiados y los migrantes ha sido principalmente negativo. En febrero de 2020, comenzó la crisis de flujos en la frontera greco-turca (Evros) cuando refugiados y migrantes intentaron cruzar la frontera griega en su esfuerzo por entrar en Europa. A la crisis de flujo migratorio en el punto de entrada de la frontera de Evros le siguió una segunda crisis, la pandemia de COVID-19. El artículo pretende examinar la representación de las poblaciones migrantes y refugiadas en el discurso público en Grecia entre 2020-2022 durante las dos crisis, las de los movimientos migratorios en las fronteras terrestres greco-turcas en Evros y la crisis sanitaria de la pandemia COVID-19. Metodología: Revisión bibliográfica sistemática de las investigaciones realizadas en estudios que han tenido lugar sobre la representación de refugiados e inmigrantes en el discurso público durante dos crisis, para el periodo 2020-2022. Este trabajo tiene en cuenta todos los estudios, en inglés y griego, que se han realizado con las palabras clave específicas, para el periodo mencionado. Resultados: De la revisión de la literatura se desprende que en el discurso público, tanto en el discurso político como en los medios de comunicación de masas y los medios sociales, en los periódicos y en las redes sociales, que los refugiados y los migrantes son retratados principalmente de forma negativa en relación con a) la crisis de los movimientos migratorios en el punto de entrada fronteriza de Evros en febrero-marzo de 2020 y b) durante la crisis de salud pública. Debate: Los refugiados y los migrantes son descritos/representados como «invasores», como “peligrosos” y los «elementos nocivos», como una amenaza asimétrica para la seguridad nacional, la comunidad socio-política y la salud pública.
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