La polarización discursiva en torno a los menores extranjeros no acompanados en los comentarios de la prensa digital espanola

spanish

2025

comentario digital   digital discourse   discursive polarization   discurso digital   menores extranjeros no acompanados   online comments   polarización discursiva   prensa espanola   Spanish press   unaccompanied foreign minors

Univerza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

This study aims to analyse the mechanisms of discursive polarization sur-rounding the representation of unaccompanied foreign minors in the Spanish digital press. To this end, a corpus of reader comments published in the two most widely read digital newspapers – El Mundo and El País –was compiled and examined. The analysis considers both negative and positive comments, with the goal of identifying the argumentative strategies employed by users to construct their positions. The findings indicate that digital comments provide a favourable space for the expression and intensification of polarized stances. On the one hand, many strategies reinforce social stigmas and reproduce negative stereotypes associated with the migration of this group. On the other hand, some discursive resources appeal to empathy, solidarity, and integration, promoting a more inclusive and welcoming perspective.

18.03.2026