Framing and Reframing Migrations

This book examines how media shapes the public's perception of migration, exploring the framing strategies that dominate coverage and policy debates across Europe, with Italy as a focal case. Analyzing thirty years of media narratives, it delves into recurring frames—such as crime, humanitarianism, and security risks—that create narrow yet powerful interpretations of migration. Through a sociological lens and mixed-method analysis, the authors provide a model to understand these frames and their impact on public opinion, policy, and activism. This book will interest scholars, students, and practitioners in media studies, sociology, and political science.

Marco Binotto is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Social Research, at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He specialises in the dynamics of public opinion and the construction of social problems, with particular reference to migration. His expertise includes media advocacy, communication in the Third Sector, and media and cultural activism in social and solidarity economy.

Marco Bruno is Associate Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. His research focuses on journalism, mass media and cultural diversity (with particular reference to migratory processes and Islam), communication and political phenomena.