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The article analyses the media portrayal of publicly named "refugee or migration crisis", after a Syrian migration through the Mediterranean Sea to European countries seeking asylum due to a military conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. The article presents research data on refugee discourse of the most popular Lithuanian Internet news portals in the period of March 2015–February 2017. The article aims to discuss the parallels between Lithuanian and Western European media depiction of refugees and the "refugee crisis". The article analyzes main topics and their changes in time, as well as identifies the threats constructed in the media, which are related to asylum of refugees and their integration in host countries. In addition, the article discusses the possible influence of such depiction on public attitudes.

The article analyses the media portrayal of publicly named "refugee or migration crisis", after a Syrian migration through the Mediterranean Sea to European countries seeking asylum due to a military conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. The article presents research data on refugee discourse of the most popular Lithuanian Internet news portals in the period of March 2015–February 2017. The article aims to discuss the parallels between Lithuanian and Western European media depiction of refugees and the "refugee crisis". The article analyzes main topics and their changes in time, as well as identifies the threats constructed in the media, which are related to asylum of refugees and their integration in host countries. In addition, the article discusses the possible influence of such depiction on public attitudes.

The article analyses the media portrayal of publicly named "refugee or migration crisis", after a Syrian migration through the Mediterranean Sea to European countries seeking asylum due to a military conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. The article presents research data on refugee discourse of the most popular Lithuanian Internet news portals in the period of March 2015–February 2017. The article aims to discuss the parallels between Lithuanian and Western European media depiction of refugees and the "refugee crisis". The article analyzes main topics and their changes in time, as well as identifies the threats constructed in the media, which are related to asylum of refugees and their integration in host countries. In addition, the article discusses the possible influence of such depiction on public attitudes. ; Straipsnis analizuoja vadinamosios "pabėgėlių arba migracijos krizės" vaizdavimą žiniasklaidoje, kai 2015 metais užsitęsęs karinis konfliktas Sirijos Arabų Respublikoje privertė sirus Viduržemio jūra migruoti į Europos valstybes ir ten prašyti prieglobsčio. Straipsnyje pristatomi populiariausių Lietuvos interneto žinių portalų2015m. kovo – 2017m. vasario mėnesiais diskurso apie pabėgėlius tyrimo duomenys. Taip pat aptariamos Lietuvos žiniasklaidos pabėgėlių ir "pabėgėlių arba migracijos krizės" vaizdavimo paralelės su Vakarų Europos šalių žiniasklaida. Analizuojama straipsnių apie pabėgėlius tematika, jos kaita laike, turinio ypatumai. Atskleidžiamos žiniasklaidoje įvardijamos grėsmės, susijusios su pabėgėlių prieglobsčiu ir integracija priimančiose šalyse. Aptariama ir tokio vaizdavimo galima įtaka visuomenės nuostatoms.

The aim of this article is to reveal the general tendencies of representation and images of ethnic minorities and refugees in Lithuanian media (the most popular Internet dailies and printed periodicals) and who are the main sources of the discourse about these groups. The article present the analysis of the data of several empirical researches of the Lithuanian media (articles published in the most popular Internet news dailies and periodicals) in the period from 2005 to 2017. Data analysis reveal that the image of ethnic minorities in the media is steady and, despite the changing news, they are portrayed using certain schemes that do not change over the years. The migrants in the Lithuanian media is presented by a thematic diversity which is conditioned by the broad concept of migrants, which include refugees, third-country nationals, labor migrants, asylum seekers, etc. Polish and Russian ethnic groups are politicized when the majority of Poles living in Lithuania are identified with the political party EAPL, and Russians are identified with the policy pursued by the Russian Federation. The Roma, although statistically a small ethnic group, receive a disproportionate and negative attention in the Lithuanian press, and it is criminalized. Because of the absence of a large number of immigrants and refugees in Lithuania, the articles use examples from EU countries which have more experience of integration of immigrants. The representatives of the majority society institutes, but not the minority, are the main opinion formers about ethnic minorities and interethnic relations in Lithuanian media. Therefore, it is recommended for the media to increase society's intercultural competences and reduce social distance towards ethnic minorities and refugees, as well as to provide more diverse information and to launch a debate on cultural and religious differences.

The aim of this article is to reveal the general tendencies of representation and images of ethnic minorities and refugees in Lithuanian media (the most popular Internet dailies and printed periodicals) and who are the main sources of the discourse about these groups. The article present the analysis of the data of several empirical researches of the Lithuanian media (articles published in the most popular Internet news dailies and periodicals) in the period from 2005 to 2017. Data analysis reveal that the image of ethnic minorities in the media is steady and, despite the changing news, they are portrayed using certain schemes that do not change over the years. The migrants in the Lithuanian media is presented by a thematic diversity which is conditioned by the broad concept of migrants, which include refugees, third-country nationals, labor migrants, asylum seekers, etc. Polish and Russian ethnic groups are politicized when the majority of Poles living in Lithuania are identified with the political party EAPL, and Russians are identified with the policy pursued by the Russian Federation. The Roma, although statistically a small ethnic group, receive a disproportionate and negative attention in the Lithuanian press, and it is criminalized. Because of the absence of a large number of immigrants and refugees in Lithuania, the articles use examples from EU countries which have more experience of integration of immigrants. The representatives of the majority society institutes, but not the minority, are the main opinion formers about ethnic minorities and interethnic relations in Lithuanian media. Therefore, it is recommended for the media to increase society's intercultural competences and reduce social distance towards ethnic minorities and refugees, as well as to provide more diverse information and to launch a debate on cultural and religious differences.

The article analyses the media portrayal of publicly named "refugee or migration crisis", after a Syrian migration through the Mediterranean Sea to European countries seeking asylum due to a military conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. The article presents research data on refugee discourse of the most popular Lithuanian Internet news portals in the period of March 2015–February 2017. The article aims to discuss the parallels between Lithuanian and Western European media depiction of refugees and the "refugee crisis". The article analyzes main topics and their changes in time, as well as identifies the threats constructed in the media, which are related to asylum of refugees and their integration in host countries. In addition, the article discusses the possible influence of such depiction on public attitudes.

The article analyses the media portrayal of publicly named "refugee or migration crisis", after a Syrian migration through the Mediterranean Sea to European countries seeking asylum due to a military conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. The article presents research data on refugee discourse of the most popular Lithuanian Internet news portals in the period of March 2015–February 2017. The article aims to discuss the parallels between Lithuanian and Western European media depiction of refugees and the "refugee crisis". The article analyzes main topics and their changes in time, as well as identifies the threats constructed in the media, which are related to asylum of refugees and their integration in host countries. In addition, the article discusses the possible influence of such depiction on public attitudes.

The aim of this article is to reveal the general tendencies of representation and images of ethnic minorities and refugees in Lithuanian media (the most popular Internet dailies and printed periodicals) and who are the main sources of the discourse about these groups. The article present the analysis of the data of several empirical researches of the Lithuanian media (articles published in the most popular Internet news dailies and periodicals) in the period from 2005 to 2017. Data analysis reveal that the image of ethnic minorities in the media is steady and, despite the changing news, they are portrayed using certain schemes that do not change over the years. The migrants in the Lithuanian media is presented by a thematic diversity which is conditioned by the broad concept of migrants, which include refugees, third-country nationals, labor migrants, asylum seekers, etc. Polish and Russian ethnic groups are politicized when the majority of Poles living in Lithuania are identified with the political party EAPL, and Russians are identified with the policy pursued by the Russian Federation. The Roma, although statistically a small ethnic group, receive a disproportionate and negative attention in the Lithuanian press, and it is criminalized. Because of the absence of a large number of immigrants and refugees in Lithuania, the articles use examples from EU countries which have more experience of integration of immigrants. The representatives of the majority society institutes, but not the minority, are the main opinion formers about ethnic minorities and interethnic relations in Lithuanian media. Therefore, it is recommended for the media to increase society's intercultural competences and reduce social distance towards ethnic minorities and refugees, as well as to provide more diverse information and to launch a debate on cultural and religious differences.

The aim of this article is to reveal the general tendencies of representation and images of ethnic minorities and refugees in Lithuanian media (the most popular Internet dailies and printed periodicals) and who are the main sources of the discourse about these groups. The article present the analysis of the data of several empirical researches of the Lithuanian media (articles published in the most popular Internet news dailies and periodicals) in the period from 2005 to 2017. Data analysis reveal that the image of ethnic minorities in the media is steady and, despite the changing news, they are portrayed using certain schemes that do not change over the years. The migrants in the Lithuanian media is presented by a thematic diversity which is conditioned by the broad concept of migrants, which include refugees, third-country nationals, labor migrants, asylum seekers, etc. Polish and Russian ethnic groups are politicized when the majority of Poles living in Lithuania are identified with the political party EAPL, and Russians are identified with the policy pursued by the Russian Federation. The Roma, although statistically a small ethnic group, receive a disproportionate and negative attention in the Lithuanian press, and it is criminalized. Because of the absence of a large number of immigrants and refugees in Lithuania, the articles use examples from EU countries which have more experience of integration of immigrants. The representatives of the majority society institutes, but not the minority, are the main opinion formers about ethnic minorities and interethnic relations in Lithuanian media. Therefore, it is recommended for the media to increase society's intercultural competences and reduce social distance towards ethnic minorities and refugees, as well as to provide more diverse information and to launch a debate on cultural and religious differences.

The article analyses the media portrayal of publicly named "refugee or migration crisis", after a Syrian migration through the Mediterranean Sea to European countries seeking asylum due to a military conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. The article presents research data on refugee discourse of the most popular Lithuanian Internet news portals in the period of March 2015–February 2017. The article aims to discuss the parallels between Lithuanian and Western European media depiction of refugees and the "refugee crisis". The article analyzes main topics and their changes in time, as well as identifies the threats constructed in the media, which are related to asylum of refugees and their integration in host countries. In addition, the article discusses the possible influence of such depiction on public attitudes.

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).