Borderless fear?Thiele, Daniel (Avtor) Pajnik, Mojca (Avtor) Sauer, Birgit (Avtor) Šori, Iztok (Avtor) right-wing populismmigrationdiscourseaffectsframingAustriaSloveniaStudies have highlighted differences between right-wing populism in Western and Central Eastern Europe but suggested that discourses have been converging since the so-called “refugee crisis” in 2015. This article examines this claim by focusing on right-wing populist frames and affective communication on migration in Austria and Slovenia. Taking a communication-centred approach, the study is based on a critical frame analysis of 70 speeches from far-right to centre-right parties in parliamentary debates on migration between 2015 and 2019. The results show that right-wing populist discourses in the two adjacent countries have aligned in appealing to affects, particularly to fear and in framing migration as a threat to security and culture. Despite differences in mobilizing affects, the findings indicate a mutual alignment of right-wing populism beyond borders, signalling a potential risk of a broader right-wing populist bloc unified by fear of migration.20242023-12-20 10:11:00Članek v reviji153178slAvstrija; Slovenija;