The Covid-19 anti-vaccination movement in Cyprus: an investigation of its discourses (AMID)

Paraskeva, Marilena (2022) The Covid-19 anti-vaccination movement in Cyprus: an investigation of its discourses (AMID). GreeSE Papers: Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe (179). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

This project examines the speeches articulated in COVID-19 anti-vaccination onsite protests in Cyprus, situating the topic of anti-vaccination within culture wars. Data cover a period of eight months (July 2021–February 2022) and were collected through attending protests and through selecting past speeches of anti-vaccination protests that are available online in the form of shared videos. The data were analysed in terms of the main topics, the implicit and explicit influences/resources, and the linguistic strategies contained in these speeches. Results reveal that four are the main topics included in these speeches: government/governors/politicians, vaccines/vaccination/(un)vaccinated, measures, and children/parents. In addition, the influences/resources of these speeches derive from the political, religious, social, scientific, and historical spheres/domains, while the linguistic strategies used by speakers involve representations of processes and social actors which include – and exclude thereof – certain actions and ‘doers’ in specific ways. Overall, this project bridges the gap caused by both the absence of studies on onsite anti-vaccination protests and the very limited consideration of anti-vaccination discourse in Greek-speaking contexts.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	https://www.lse.ac.uk/hellenic-observatory/publica...
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	Hellenic Observatory
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2022 11:39
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 23:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/117576

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