ABSTRACT – EMPIRICAL RESEARCH

The so-called ‘refugee crisis’ was a highly mediatised event. Despite being considered an important engine for integration, the representation of sport within the media coverage on the ‘refugee crisis’ has never been scientifically reviewed. With the intention of closing this research gap, the present article explores the question: ‘How do German newspapers represent sport in the context of the ‘refugee crisis’?’ To answer this question, 1,840 articles were analysed using a template analysis and interpreted on the basis of foucauldian discourse theory. The analyses focussed on the discourse strands identified within six main themes: (1) Construction of the refugee athlete; (2) Refugees as threats or victims; (3) Engagement of the sport system; (4) Sport facilities as shelters; (5) Integration of refugees in/through sport; (6) Sport as a charitable purpose. The analysis of these strands of discourse shows that the sport theme is deeply embedded in that on the ‘refugee crisis’, but not bound to its development. While sport has the paradoxical potential of both oppressing and empowering individuals, this article focusses on how the sport-related discourse strands support the reproduction of cultural hegemony. Towards the discourse strands, the German press often drawn a distinction between the generous German ‘self’ and the powerless refugee ‘other’.

摘要 – 实证研究

所谓的“难民危机”是一个高度中介化的事件。尽管被认为是整合的重要引擎，但媒体对“难民危机”的报道中体育的表现从未经过科学审查。为了弥补这一研究空白，本文探讨了以下问题：“在‘难民危机’的背景下，德国报纸如何代表体育？” 为了回答这个问题，1,840 篇文章使用模板分析法进行了分析，并在福柯话语理论的基础上进行了解释。分析集中在六个主要主题中确定的话语链：（1）难民运动员的建设；(2) 难民作为威胁或受害者；(3) 体育系统的参与；（四）作为避难所的体育设施；(5) 难民融入/通过体育运动；(6) 以体育为慈善目的。对这些话语链的分析表明，体育主题深深植根于“难民危机”的主题中，但与其发展无关。虽然体育具有压迫和赋权个人的矛盾潜力，但本文重点关注与体育相关的话语链如何支持文化霸权的再生产。对于话语链，德国媒体经常在慷慨的德国“自我”和无能为力的难民“他者”之间进行区分。本文关注与体育相关的话语链如何支持文化霸权的再生产。对于话语链，德国媒体经常在慷慨的德国“自我”和无能为力的难民“他者”之间进行区分。本文关注与体育相关的话语链如何支持文化霸权的再生产。对于话语链，德国媒体经常在慷慨的德国“自我”和无能为力的难民“他者”之间进行区分。