Odnos javnosti do »kitajskega« virusa SARS-CoV-2 : analiza javnomnenjske raziskave v Sloveniji in v prostoru slovenske manjšine v Italiji in na Hrvaškem

slovenian

2022

volume 32, issue 2

coronavirus   media   public discourse   public opinion

Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

In the present article, following the course of the spread of COVID-19 in China, nearby Italy, and Slovenia, we analyse how public attitudes towards China have evolved in Slovenia and the Slovenian minority territory in Italy and Croatia. The exploration of media discourse highlighted in the present article is based on the awareness of the expressive power of language in shaping individuals’ world-views and attitudes towards current events, which consequently help shape discourse in the public space. This also gives rise to the power of those who can pursue their interests even if they are contrary to the public interest. We investigated the possible influence of political and media discourse on the perception of China’s role in the outbreak and spread of the new coronavirus and the resulting attitudes towards country and its inhabitants through the analysis of an online questionnaire conducted as part of the research ’Restrictive measures to contain the new coronavirus, contacts and public communication in Slovenia and the cross-border area’

28.09.2023