Umkämpfte Zonen. Narrative Hegemonien im Flüchtlingsdiskurs

Current European refugee policy is characterized by efforts towards more effective isolation, increased control and systematic rejection of refugees. In recent years, the media discourse has generated dominant narratives that support this policy. These do not necessarily have to be accurate. They are subject to the dynamics of the attention economy, creating overly simplistic messages that rest in the collective social memory and can be highly effectively activated when needed.