Media, identity and threat: the portrayal of foreign fighters in Kosovar press
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F24%3A10486143" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/24:10486143 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=7Wus_BCiH2" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=7Wus_BCiH2</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21567689.2024.2401780" target="_blank" >10.1080/21567689.2024.2401780</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Media, identity and threat: the portrayal of foreign fighters in Kosovar press
Original language description
In the context of the heightened sensationalism in international press coverage of Kosovar foreign fighters (FFs), this study took a unique approach and it explored how domestic Kosovar media outlets distance FFs from mainstream culture in an attempt to uphold its positive societal image. Drawing upon a theoretical framework that integrates framing theory, social identity theory and integrated threat theory, this study investigates how Kosovar press coverage creates a distinction between the 'in-group' (Kosovar society) and the 'out-group' (FFs). Methodologically, the study employs content analysis and qualitative content analysis to systematically examine how Kosovo's five major media outlets frame the language, themes and narrative strategies surrounding the portrayal of FFs. The findings illustrate that, through specific framing techniques, the media not only categorizes FFs as external to Kosovo's cultural and ethical boundaries but also emphasises their portrayal as threats to the nation's security and values. The present study highlights the media's critical role in navigating the complexities of national identity, social representations and identity processes posed by the return of FFs, offering new insights into the relationship between media framing and societal perceptions within the context of global extremism.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Politics, Religion & Ideology
ISSN
2156-7689
e-ISSN
2156-7697
Volume of the periodical
25
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
24
Pages from-to
383-406
UT code for WoS article
001311575600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85208040041