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Global terrorism, migration and the media: An analysis of the impact of the media in the indian diaspora post-26/11 Mumbai attacks
| Resumo: | This dissertation aims to explore the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 and how media can be an influential factor in fostering migration-terrorism nexus, that is, in framing and associating migrants with potential terrorist threats, and having possible impacts on the Indian diaspora to Western nations. This study explores how both local and international media framed the 26/11 terror attacks and the extent to which this event was, both directly and indirectly associated by the media framing of specific migrant communities. The four newspapers selected for this research were The Times of India (India), The Dawn (Pakistan), The New York Times (The United States of America) and The Guardian (The United Kingdom). Starting on a brief historical overview of the Indo-Pak geographical and ethno-religious conflict, this research aims to analyze the framing of this event by Western and non-Western media and, specifically, to understand whether these media representations associated the Indian diaspora with terrorism. In order to do so, media content analysis and academic literature review were carried out, as well as the use of the Securitization Theory as a theoretical framework. In this, it is suggested that certain perceptions and eventual securitization of communities are concepts socially constructed, which links with the impact media can have in shaping perspectives, stereotypes and even racially driven violence. Findings suggest that even if not directly linked, media might have had an impact on how Indian diaspora was perceived in the aftermath of the 26/11. By reinforcing the idea of terrorism and migration through strong, aggressive and triggering words in news surrounding the Mumbai attacks of 2008, some of the sources analyzed may have contributed to reinforcing the narrative that associates the immigration of Asian communities with the imminent threat of terrorism. |
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| Autores principais: | Vora, Jéssica Hemal |
| Assunto: | Terrorismo -- Terrorism Migração -- Migration Meios de comunicação -- Media Mumbai attacks Migration-terrorism nexus Indian diaspora Ataques em Mumbai Nexo Migração- terrorismo Diáspora indiana |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | ISCTE |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório ISCTE |
| Resumo: | This dissertation aims to explore the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 and how media can be an influential factor in fostering migration-terrorism nexus, that is, in framing and associating migrants with potential terrorist threats, and having possible impacts on the Indian diaspora to Western nations. This study explores how both local and international media framed the 26/11 terror attacks and the extent to which this event was, both directly and indirectly associated by the media framing of specific migrant communities. The four newspapers selected for this research were The Times of India (India), The Dawn (Pakistan), The New York Times (The United States of America) and The Guardian (The United Kingdom). Starting on a brief historical overview of the Indo-Pak geographical and ethno-religious conflict, this research aims to analyze the framing of this event by Western and non-Western media and, specifically, to understand whether these media representations associated the Indian diaspora with terrorism. In order to do so, media content analysis and academic literature review were carried out, as well as the use of the Securitization Theory as a theoretical framework. In this, it is suggested that certain perceptions and eventual securitization of communities are concepts socially constructed, which links with the impact media can have in shaping perspectives, stereotypes and even racially driven violence. Findings suggest that even if not directly linked, media might have had an impact on how Indian diaspora was perceived in the aftermath of the 26/11. By reinforcing the idea of terrorism and migration through strong, aggressive and triggering words in news surrounding the Mumbai attacks of 2008, some of the sources analyzed may have contributed to reinforcing the narrative that associates the immigration of Asian communities with the imminent threat of terrorism. |
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