Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of Brexit

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00014460382021-07-30Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of BrexitBoza Martínez, DiegoBrexitcrimmigrationhate speechelection campaignimmigrationBrexitcrimigracióndiscurso del odiocampaña electoralinmigraciónImmigration has become an election weapon. Some politicians disseminate a negative image of immigration to improve their electoral chances in several contexts. Rhetorically linking immigration to crime was a strategy utilized to gain political advantage during Brexit referendum. In this paper, we analysed front pages of British broadsheet newspapers and tabloids and their references to immigration in the two months preceding the referendum. We studied how these references were linked to crime and the evolution of the surveys and polls. Furthermore, we comparatively analysed the presence of immigration on front pages with other periods of time, both before and after that campaign. As a conclusion, we have been able to establish that Brexiters focused on immigration -mainly crimmigration- as a key element to win the referendum.La inmigración se ha convertido en un arma electoral. La propagación de una imagen negativa sobre la inmigración como estrategia para obtener votos ha sido utilizada en diversas situaciones. El elemento fundamental de este discurso se centra en la vinculación entre inmigración y delito. En este trabajo se discute sobre la utilización de la inmigración y su vinculación con el crimen como instrumento para obtener ventaja electoral durante la campaña del Brexit. En este sentido, se han analizado las portadas de los periódicos y tabloides británicos durante los dos meses previos a las elecciones y las referencias que contenían sobre la inmigración. Además, se han estudiado los vínculos entre esta utilización y la evolución de las encuestas electorales. Puede afirmarse que, durante la campaña electoral del referéndum del Brexit, los partidarios de abandonar la Unión Europea convirtieron la inmigración, especialmente la crimigración, en un elemento trascendental para obtener la victoria.2020text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7850347(Revista) ISSN 1696-9219Revista Española de Investigación Criminológica: REIC, ISSN 1696-9219, Nº. 18, 2, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Inmigración, delincuencia y control penal)engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Revista Española de Investigación Criminológica: REIC, ISSN 1696-9219, Nº. 18, 2, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Inmigración, delincuencia y control penal)

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Brexit
crimmigration
hate speech
election campaign
immigration
Brexit
crimigración
discurso del odio
campaña electoral
inmigración

Brexit
crimmigration
hate speech
election campaign
immigration
Brexit
crimigración
discurso del odio
campaña electoral
inmigración
Boza Martínez, Diego
Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of Brexit

Immigration has become an election weapon. Some politicians disseminate a negative image of immigration to improve their electoral chances in several contexts. Rhetorically linking immigration to crime was a strategy utilized to gain political advantage during Brexit referendum. In this paper, we analysed front pages of British broadsheet newspapers and tabloids and their references to immigration in the two months preceding the referendum. We studied how these references were linked to crime and the evolution of the surveys and polls. Furthermore, we comparatively analysed the presence of immigration on front pages with other periods of time, both before and after that campaign. As a conclusion, we have been able to establish that Brexiters focused on immigration -mainly crimmigration- as a key element to win the referendum.

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Boza Martínez, Diego

Boza Martínez, Diego

Boza Martínez, Diego

Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of Brexit

Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of Brexit

Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of Brexit

Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of Brexit

Crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of Brexit

crimmigration as electoral strategy: the case of brexit

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