Buch Details

The current political discourses on processes of globalization, migration and social participation capitalize on feelings of fear and insecurity. They demonize ?the other?, thereby turning the spotlight away from the systemic problems of social inequality and poverty. Based on concrete cases, this ?must read? book deconstructs the covert and overt mechanisms of migration control, exclusion and discrimination.

? Piet Van Avermaet, Ghent University, Belgium

Controlling migration is not just about borders and enforcement, it is also about discourses of control and of resilience, struggle and belonging. This book offers a rich set of case studies that critically illustrate the close links between power, politics and discourse in the governance of migration. It is an essential read for researchers and scholars but also for interested citizens, the third sector and politicians.

? Anna Triandafyllidou, Ryerson University, Canada

Rheindorf and Wodak have succeeded in assembling a diverse yet cohesive collection of sociolinguistic studies on migration control, likely to interest a broad readership. This includes those interested in the language-migration research intersections, or more generally in the interplay between language and policy making (both including but also more broadly than just language policy) [...] The range of methodological and conceptual approaches included offers a valuable showcase for emerging sociolinguist researchers, beyond those interested specifically in migration.

-- Laura Smith-Khan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia ? Journal of Sociolinguistics, 2020
Biografía del autor

Markus Rheindorf is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Austria. His research interests include Critical Discourse Studies, Migration Studies, Media Discourse and Populism.

Ruth Wodak is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor at Lancaster University, UK and the University of Vienna, Austria. She has published widely, including The Politics of Fear: What Right-wing Populist Discourses Mean (2015, Sage).