2017/05/08 by Farid Hafez · 1 citation
Computer Science · Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection #Religion, Theology, and Education #Legal Language and Interpretation
paper · doi:10.1177/0957926517703223
openalex publication_date 2017/05/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This article analyses the two national parliamentary debates on the new Islam law of 2015 using a Viennese School of Critical Discourse Analysis. It asks how the new Islam law was framed from the perspectives of the political parties in power and of those in opposition. It also shows in detail which arguments were raised to defend, alter or support the proposed law by identifying the list of topoi used. It asks especially how racist arguments were debated between on one side a comparably tolerant Austrian system of laws on religion, and on the other, the dominant right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria, which aimed to foster Islamophobia.