Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-19-2025
Abstract
Ceuta and Melilla are often the epicenter of political debates in Spain and Morocco, in part owing to their Spanish sovereignty being disputed by Morocco. This issue is further complicated by Morocco’s paradoxical role in migration to these cities, serving as a sojourn for migrants while simultaneously policing the borders that it protests. In this study, I use critical discourse analysis and media framing to analyze 200 Moroccan and Spanish news articles to highlight how migrant identities and borders are co-constructed. Findings show that borders are discursively constructed differently across countries and publication languages while also tied to migration, juxtaposing migrants against the borders through an aggressor-victim relationship.
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Farah Ali’s ORCID record Recommended Citation
Farah ALI (2025): “Ceuta, Melilla, and the Co-Construction of Borders and Migrant Identities: Moroccan and Spanish Media Discourse” en Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos, 39, pp. 156-185. https://doi.org/10.15366/reim2025.39.007
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