Essays about: "Tony Blair"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Tony Blair.

1. 1. Does Cognitive Leadership Matter? : An Analysis of Tony Blair’s Decision on the Iraq War

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Moa Olsson; [2019]
   Keywords : British utility; coding; cognition; cognitive mapping; content analysis; decision-making; foreign policy analysis; interviews; Iraq intervention; political leaders; speeches; statements; Tony Blair;

   Abstract : By using a qualitative content analysis and cognitive mapping, the purpose of the thesis is to investigate the decision-making of political leaders in extraordinary situations. The thesis focuses on the case of Tony Blair and his decision to invade Iraq in 2003. READ MORE

3. 2. The Political Discourse of the ‘New Age of Terror’: : An historical examination of the United Kingdom’s approach to counter-terrorism post-9/11 with a Critical Discourse Analysis observing how counter-terrorism strategies are framed to present a specific  narrative for the ‘new age of terror’.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Cathryn Haigh; [2018]
   Keywords : Terrorism; Counter-Terrorism; Prevent Strategy; Critical Discourse Analysis; ;

   Abstract : At the start of his premiership UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, spoke of ensuring that Britain continues with its proud history of multiculturalism by developing programmes to further integrate communities and reduce tensions resulting from immigration. Initially this programme was successful and many hailed the drive of New Labour in its desire to ensure that Britain sold itself as a welcoming place to call home. READ MORE

4. 3. The Operational Code of Tony Blair : Did he experience Learning, Stability or Change in his Belief System during the period he was Prime Minister?

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Simbarashe Nhandara; [2015]
   Keywords : Operational code; analysis; Tony Blair; statistical significance; Philosophical; Instrumental; Belief system; Foreign Policy; Other; Self; Kosovo; Iraq; 9 11; EU.;

   Abstract : The intention of this project is to examine whether or not; Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair, experienced any belief changes or learning, during the period he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), a period which lasted 10 years commencing 1997 until 2007. Our analysis will cover a timeline beginning from 1999 a point in time when the UK participated in NATO’s Operation Allied Force during the Kosovo War until 2006 when Britain took on the reins of the EU presidency for a six-month period. READ MORE

5. 4. Appraisal in Political Speech: A Comparative Discursive Study of Winston Churchill and Tony Blair

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Richard Helander; [2014]
   Keywords : Appraisal theory; Appraisal framework; Political speech; Discourse Analysis; Critical Discourse Analysis; Us and them; Positive self- and negative other presentation; Legitimisation; Winston Churchill; Tony Blair; Speaker alignment; Judgement; Heteroglossic engagement; Rhetoric; Politicial language; Speaker-addressee context creation; War rhetoric; Intervention rhetoric; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study investigated alignments in speeches held by two historically prominent politicians: Sir Winston Churchill and Tony Blair. The speeches that comprised the data of this study were a speech from 3 September, 1939, for the former, and a speech held on 18 March, 2003, for the latter. READ MORE

6. 5. After Power - How and under which circumstances post-presidential power is applied

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Helle Andresen Pettersson; Viktor Mårtensson; Jens Hansen; [2014]
   Keywords : Soft power; Post-presidential power; Clinton; Nixon; Blair; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The President of the United States of America wields executive power like few other heads of state, in being commander-in-chief of the sole military and economic superpower within the international system. Yet after presidency, that hard power dissipates and is instead replaced by the ability to project soft power. READ MORE