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The Representation of Repatriates in Modern Syria

Student: Demidova Kseniia

Supervisor: Sergei Akopov

Faculty: Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences

Educational Programme: Business and Politics in Modern Asia (Master)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2020

The thesis examines the representation of the repatriates in state-owned and opposition Syrian newspapers: Tishreen, al-Baath, Hawar News Agency, and Enab Baladi. The articles are analyzed by the employment of Critical discourse analysis’ approaches and the qualitative analysis of the survey conducted in order to identify the attitude toward repatriates among refugees. The findings show the similarities in representations patterns of all newspapers as well as substantial differences concerning the main narratives in representation and modality of actors. The content and linguistic specifics are influenced by the political agenda of the authorities and impose the beneficial for the elites’ ideology.

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