Title
Understanding the political PNR debate in Europe: A discourse analytical perspective
Author
Huijboom, N.
Bodea, G.
Publication year
2015
Abstract
In this article, the debate on passenger name records (PNRs) in European politics will be perceived from a discourse analytical perspective. After the 9/11 attacks, the US government required PNR from aircraft passengers travelling from or to the USA. This, and the negotiations of the European Commission with the USA, led to heated debates in the European political arena. The PNR debate was pursued as part of a broader privacy and security discourse which shifted significantly over the past decade. In order to understand the PNR debate and the assigning of meaning to key political notions such as privacy and security, discourse analysis can be applied. Specific discourse characteristics and techniques - such as the use of metaphors, framing and exclusion - influence the content and outcome of discourses. By reviewing the characteristics of and techniques used in the PNR discourse, this article unveils values and beliefs of European politicians underlying the discourse. © 2014 Taylor & Francis.
Subject
Urban Mobility & Environment
SP1 - Strategy & Policy 1
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Safety and Security
Safety
Defence, Safety and Security
European politics
PNR
Security
Privacy
Discourse analysis
Discourse characteristics
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2014.997593
TNO identifier
527993
Publisher
Routledge
ISSN
2374-5118
Source
European Politics and Society, 16 (2), 241-255
Document type
article