Essays about: "UKIP"

Found 5 essays containing the word UKIP.

  1. 1. More and more radical right on the issue of immigration? : A comparative analysis of ideas on the Conservative Party and UKIP, and their views on immigration after the Brexit referendum.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Leijon Thorell; [2020]
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    Abstract : How does the mainstream/centre right Conservative Party frame immigration in contrast to how the radical right UKIP frames immigration? Despite a lot of previous research on the two parties and their views on immigration, there is no clear answer to this question and to how similar the parties are after the Brexit referendum. As national populism is a fast growing movement within the Western World and due to the fact that there is a lack of research on these parties and their views on immigration after the Brexit referendum, this paper aims to do a comparative analysis of ideas on the Conservative Party´s and UKIP´s views on immigration. READ MORE

  2. 2. Populism in the Media Representation of UKIP

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Radoslav Dimitrov; [2014]
    Keywords : populism; UKIP; media; content; analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Populism is a phenomenon gaining popularity throughout Europe and has been enhanced by the current economic crisis. The aim of this thesis is to examine the image of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) in the media and analyse whether it can be qualified as populist. READ MORE

  3. 3. Making Plans For Nigel Explaining the success of the United Kingdom Independence Party in the 2013 local council elections, with a focus on Boston, Lincolnshire.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Brendan Clarke-Smith; [2013-11-11]
    Keywords : United Kingdom Independence Party; UKIP; Nigel Farage; local elections; Boston; euroscepticism; Lincolnshire; political; demographic; media; European Union; turnout; competition; low skilled; immigration;

    Abstract : Eurosceptic parties across Europe are on the rise, and since the Eurocrisis their calls for reform of or even exit from the European Union have gained more prominence. One such party, The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), shocked political commentators in 2013 with their huge rise in the opinion polls and successes in local council elections across England. READ MORE

  4. 4. The In-group and Out-groups of the British National Party and UK Independence Party: A corpus-based Critical Discourse Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robin M. Engström; [2013]
    Keywords : British National Party; UKIP; Critical Discourse Analysis; Discourse-Historical Approach; far-right; immigration; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to determine to what degree there are textual and conceptual similarities between the British National Party’s (BNP) and UK Independence Party’s (UKIP) construction of in-groups and out-groups. The focus is on the two discursive strategies nomination (attribution of word form) and predication (attribution of quality). READ MORE

  5. 5. "Populists are actually Democrats!" : A Content Analysis of Interviews and Speeches Given by Nigel Farage Against the Backdrop of Populism and Euroscepticism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Nora Haedicke; [2012]
    Keywords : UKIP; Populism; European Union; content analysis; political speeches; Nigel Farage; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Abstract With Europe and the EU facing a time of constant political changes and financial crisis in to the Eurozone, the rise of phenomena like Euroscepticism and Populism are more topical than ever. Through the use of populist rhetoric, Eurosceptic parties, such as the British UK Independence Party (UKIP), are gaining support across Europe and have proven their influence on the European political stage. READ MORE