During the `European migration crisis´ Sweden´s policies on migration underwent a change from welcoming refugees generously into the country to closing its borders strictly. This thesis analyzes how discourses contributed to the construction of Sweden´s gendered national identity during the time of the `European migration crisis´ 2014-2016 from a poststructuralist feminist perspective. It contributes to the studies of International Relations and the field of Global Political Economy in that it studies the contribution of foreign policy discourses on migration to the construction of gendered national identity. It does so through a poststructuralist discourse analysis which was strongly inspired by Lene Hansen´s (2006) methodological tool and stands in constant dialogue with feminist theory. The theoretical and methodological framework of the thesis leads to asking specifically how discourses of delineating the Self from the Other contributed to the gendering of Sweden´s national identity in relation to the dimensions of space, time and ethical responsibility; and building on this how discourses of emotion and protection contributed to the gendering of its national identity. The empirical work identifies the importance of the discourse of `emotional protection´ for the construction of Sweden´s gendered national identity and makes through this a point for overcoming the binary of femininity and masculinity and giving multiple femininities a place in the studies of International Relations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:su-205574 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Breitkopf, Silver |
| Publisher | Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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