Images of the Russian threat as printed at the border

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Since Finland’s declaration of independence from Russia in 1917, the actuality of
threats emanating from images of Russia has been one of the most debated topics in
Finnish academic, political, and open discussion forums alike. Reflecting on previ-
ous studies, I have qualitatively examined how threats associated with such images
were represented and challenged in 2016. My case study is based on an analysis of
Karjalainen, the provincial newspaper of North Karelia, which borders another Barents
Euro-Arctic Region, the Republic of Karelia, a subject of the Russian Federation. The
daily media discussions on the pages of Karjalainen provide a view to the intersec-
tion of regional, national, and international news. I compare the newspaper contents to threats associated with Russia as recognized in previous research literature. The threat images are represented contextually in different ways when they are related to history, contemporary international affairs, the Russian people, and border life, as well as the less visible topics of the economy and the environment. The newspaper content rehearses the dominant image of Russia as a geopolitical threat, but even those who wrote about this, often problematized simplified images of an entire country.
Originalspråkengelska
Artikelnummer1
TidskriftBarents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics
Volym7
Nummer1
Sidor (från-till)17-38
Antal sidor22
ISSN2324-0652
StatusPublicerad - 2022
MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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