ABSTRACT

This qualitative study, grounded in postcolonial theories and using critical discourse analysis, examines the discourses shaping Kosova’s National Strategy for the Reintegration of Repatriated Persons in order to contribute to the paucity of the literature on repatriating rejected asylum seekers. The main findings suggest that the dominant discourse used in the strategy constructs an exclusive EU and exalts the EU both as an institutional aspiration and a physical destination that Kosova actively strives to reach. Alignment of the strategy with EU policies has a central place in the strategy, illustrating a European Union–Kosova power asymmetry. These findings add to the body of existing repatriation literature, which has criticized the global North’s dominance on repatriation policy development and they provide important implications for future repatriation policies.

摘要

这项基于后殖民理论并使用批判性话语分析的定性研究，考察了塑造科索沃《国家遣返者重返国家战略》的话语，以促进缺乏遣返被寻求庇护者的文献。主要的研究结果表明，在策略中使用的主流话语构建一个专属欧盟高举欧盟既是科索沃积极努力实现的体制目标，也是其实际目标。该战略与欧盟政策的统一在该战略中占有中心位置，说明了欧盟与科索沃的权力不对称。这些发现增加了现有遣返文献的内容，这些文献批评了全球北方在遣返政策制定方面的主导地位，它们为未来的遣返政策提供了重要的启示。