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Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary

Year 2025, Volume: 22 Issue: 86, 49 - 66, 06.06.2025

Kamber Güler

https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1704640

Abstract

European politics has recently witnessed an increasing trend towards securitisation of migration. There are various aspects of the issue, however, this study specifically concentrates on how anti-immigration political parties construct fear of the Other – namely, asylum seekers, refugees and/or migrants – as part of their electoral strategy to gain more support in European elections. Drawing upon the premises and strategies of critical discourse analysis, this study analyses anti-immigration discourses delivered particularly by the leaders of League in Italy and Fidesz-KNDP in Hungary during the electioneering period of the 2019 European Parliament elections. It uses online data from 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2019, and mainly argues that the parties in question discursively construct the fear of the Other in the public discourse and public mind as a means to achieve success in elections. By doing so, this study bridges a gap in the literature by revealing which type of threat is more dominant in the discourses of the parties in question.

Keywords

European politics League Fidesz-KNDP anti-immigration critical discourse analysis

Supporting Institution

This study was supported by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) of Switzerland under the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships.

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Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary

Year 2025, Volume: 22 Issue: 86, 49 - 66, 06.06.2025

Kamber Güler

https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1704640

Abstract

European politics has recently witnessed an increasing trend towards securitisation of migration. There are various aspects of the issue, however, this study specifically concentrates on how anti-immigration political parties construct fear of the Other – namely, asylum seekers, refugees and/or migrants – as part of their electoral strategy to gain more support in European elections. Drawing upon the premises and strategies of critical discourse analysis, this study analyses anti-immigration discourses delivered particularly by the leaders of League in Italy and Fidesz-KNDP in Hungary during the electioneering period of the 2019 European Parliament elections. It uses online data from 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2019, and mainly argues that the parties in question discursively construct the fear of the Other in the public discourse and public mind as a means to achieve success in elections. By doing so, this study bridges a gap in the literature by revealing which type of threat is more dominant in the discourses of the parties in question.

Keywords

European politics League Fidesz-KNDP anti-immigration critical discourse analysis

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Primary Language English
Subjects European and Region Studies
Journal Section Research Article
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Kamber Güler 0000-0002-8803-674X

Early Pub Date May 28, 2025
Publication Date June 6, 2025
Submission Date August 19, 2024
Acceptance Date May 22, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 22 Issue: 86

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APA Güler, K. (2025). Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, 22(86), 49-66. https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1704640
AMA Güler K. Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary. uidergisi. June 2025;22(86):49-66. doi:10.33458/uidergisi.1704640
Chicago Güler, Kamber. “Fear of the Other As Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary”. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 22, no. 86 (June 2025): 49-66. https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1704640.
EndNote Güler K (June 1, 2025) Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 22 86 49–66.
IEEE K. Güler, “Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary”, uidergisi, vol. 22, no. 86, pp. 49–66, 2025, doi: 10.33458/uidergisi.1704640.
ISNAD Güler, Kamber. “Fear of the Other As Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary”. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 22/86 (June 2025), 49-66. https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1704640.
JAMA Güler K. Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary. uidergisi. 2025;22:49–66.
MLA Güler, Kamber. “Fear of the Other As Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary”. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 86, 2025, pp. 49-66, doi:10.33458/uidergisi.1704640.
Vancouver Güler K. Fear of the Other as Electoral Strategies in Italy and Hungary. uidergisi. 2025;22(86):49-66.