Moral panic in Icelandic society: Arrival of ecstasy to Iceland
The use of illegal drugs has often been shown to ignite fear and insecurity in society. When a new drug appears the media typically reports on this drug and the risk it poses. Soon after ecstasy appeared in Iceland in the 1990s its use created a major public uproar and insecurity in Icelandic societ...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:373949c13409483d992bacfe7f4dda82 2023-05-15T16:44:15+02:00 Moral panic in Icelandic society: Arrival of ecstasy to Iceland Jónas Orri Jónasson Helgi Gunnlaugsson 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2014.10.2.9 https://doaj.org/article/373949c13409483d992bacfe7f4dda82 EN IS eng ice University of Iceland http://www.irpa.is/article/view/1598 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-6803 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-679X 1670-6803 1670-679X doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2014.10.2.9 https://doaj.org/article/373949c13409483d992bacfe7f4dda82 Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 369-386 (2014) Siðfár vímuefnaneysla frávikshegðun fjölmiðlar Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2014.10.2.9 2022-12-31T06:45:15Z The use of illegal drugs has often been shown to ignite fear and insecurity in society. When a new drug appears the media typically reports on this drug and the risk it poses. Soon after ecstasy appeared in Iceland in the 1990s its use created a major public uproar and insecurity in Icelandic society. In the article the theory of moral panic will be used to examine if the arrival of ecstasy to Iceland ignited a moral panic. Media reports on ecstasy, public reactions, interest groups and government institutions will be analysed. Discourse analysis is employed on newspaper reporting on ecstasy between 1985 and 1997 to detect signs of moral panic. The main conclusion is that evidence suggests that a moral panic existed in Iceland as described in well-known theories on the subject. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 10 2 369 |
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The use of illegal drugs has often been shown to ignite fear and insecurity in society. When a new drug appears the media typically reports on this drug and the risk it poses. Soon after ecstasy appeared in Iceland in the 1990s its use created a major public uproar and insecurity in Icelandic society. In the article the theory of moral panic will be used to examine if the arrival of ecstasy to Iceland ignited a moral panic. Media reports on ecstasy, public reactions, interest groups and government institutions will be analysed. Discourse analysis is employed on newspaper reporting on ecstasy between 1985 and 1997 to detect signs of moral panic. The main conclusion is that evidence suggests that a moral panic existed in Iceland as described in well-known theories on the subject. |
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Moral panic in Icelandic society: Arrival of ecstasy to Iceland |
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Moral panic in Icelandic society: Arrival of ecstasy to Iceland |
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Moral panic in Icelandic society: Arrival of ecstasy to Iceland |
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