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dc.contributor.advisorSiitonen, Marko
dc.contributor.authorRodrigo, Geethika
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-15T09:33:11Z
dc.date.available2018-06-15T09:33:11Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/58583
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the perceptions of young and highly educated individuals on accepting refugees into their local societies. Following the mass displacement of individuals post 2015 conflicts in Syria, accepting refugees into Europe is dominating the discourse within the region. This study approaches the issue from the standpoint of the host society with the focus on the socio-demographic group made up of young and highly educated Europeans. It aims to fill the gaps in research by qualitatively investigating the complex perceptions held on this subject. It further explorers the evolution of these perceptions within the wider social discourse when actual or perceived impacts of immigration become salient. The research question leading this study is: ‘how do young, highly educated Europeans perceive accepting refugees into Europe?” Fifteen participants have been interviewed for this study. The Social Identity Theory is utilized to conduct the theoretical analysis of this research. The findings unveiled three key themes – participants’ individual perceptions on accepting refugees are moderately positive; they are driven by humanitarian concerns; they evolve from personal to social context in a positively inclined manner; and three subthemes – participants’ perceptions on accepting refugees were largely shaped by other people; these perceptions are redefining participants’ in-group membership and social identity; they are also distancing participants from the wider society.en
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dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.otherIntercultural relationships
dc.subject.otherintergroup communication
dc.subject.otherperceptions
dc.subject.otherage
dc.subject.othereducation
dc.subject.otheryoung
dc.subject.otherhighly educated
dc.subject.otherEuropeans
dc.subject.otherrefugees
dc.subject.otherSyrian refugee crisis
dc.subject.otherEurope
dc.subject.otherSocial Identity Theory
dc.subject.otherSIT
dc.titleBetween uncertainty and hope: A qualitative analysis of how young, highly educated Europeans perceive the acceptance of refugees into Europe
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201806153238
dc.type.ontasotPro gradu -tutkielmafi
dc.type.ontasotMaster’s thesisen
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaHumanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciencesen
dc.contributor.laitosKieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Language and Communication Studiesen
dc.contributor.yliopistoJyväskylän yliopistofi
dc.contributor.yliopistoUniversity of Jyväskyläen
dc.contributor.oppiainekulttuurienvälinen viestintäfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineMaster's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communicationen
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dc.type.publicationmasterThesis
dc.contributor.oppiainekoodi3134
dc.subject.ysomielipiteet
dc.subject.ysonuoret aikuiset
dc.subject.ysomaahanmuuttopolitiikka
dc.subject.ysopakolaisuus
dc.subject.ysoasenteet
dc.subject.ysoopinions
dc.subject.ysoyoung adults
dc.subject.ysoimmigration policy
dc.subject.ysorefugeedom
dc.subject.ysoattitudes
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