Essays about: "margaret thatcher"

Found 4 essays containing the words margaret thatcher.

1. 1. “This is what a feminist looks like" : A comparative case study of neoliberal discourses from Thatcher to May and its gendered implications

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Antila; [2023]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; Intersectionality; Feminism; Discourse Analysis; Conservatism; Political Discourses.;

   Abstract : Tracing the construction of gender neoliberalism in the United Kingdom with the context of austerity measures and increased social divisions stemming from the European Union referendum, this research analyses the way political discourses act to legitimize gender neoliberalism as the hegemonic rationality in the Conservative Party. Undertaking a comparative case study approach, this study aims to examine the evolution of neoliberal rationality in political discourses between the two female Prime Ministers of the country, namely, Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. READ MORE

3. 2. Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia : The Production of Subjectivity and Commodification

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Branko Ladan; [2023]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; The Buddha of Suburbia; Michel Foucault; Fredric Jameson; Literature;

   Abstract : This essay aims to analyze the main characters of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia. The main characters embark on a metaphorical journey against a backdrop of turbulent socio-political changes in 1970s Britain, ending with the emergence of neoliberalism and the rise of Margaret Thatcher. READ MORE

4. 3. The State of the North Sea : Thatcherism and the Fossil Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : George Edwards; [2020]
   Keywords : North Sea oil; Thatcherism; fossil economy; accumulation; environmental history; economic history; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is a historical study concerned with the impact of North Sea oil on British politics during the 1970's and 80's. Vast quantities of oil sedimented beneath the waves within the UK continental shelf – hundreds of miles of the north-east coast of Scotland – attracted oil barons and transnational majors to the hostile waters of the North Sea in the early 1970's. READ MORE

5. 4. How leaders perceive it: European integration in central political speeches in the UK and Germany

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Lina Matulovic; [2013]
   Keywords : European integration; European politics; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : The European integration process has been a relevant topic since the creation of the European Communities. Member states of the European Union have often formed its projections on the development of the institutions, either favoring further integration or disagreeing with it. READ MORE