“…Recently, migratory movements - particularly those involving large numbers of people who have come to Europe seeking to become refugees - have given rise to a kind of social discourse associated with "populist nationalism". At times this type of discourse, by generalizing and normalizing at the social level, has given rise to the emergence of a "culture of fear" which, as an articulated system of meaning and significance, can be examined from a sociosemiotic perspective, paying special attention to perceptive and interpretative processes supported by the imaginary dichotomy between a "we" and a "they" that occur both individually and collectively. …”
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“…Three of them gained visibility within the framework of the 2019 Uruguayan national elections – these are Ernesto Talvi, Juan Sartori and Guido Manini Ríos. …”
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