Essays about: "presidential rhetoric"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words presidential rhetoric.

  1. 1. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sanna Sandehl; [2024]
    Keywords : Communal division; polarising and reconciliation rhetoric; ethnic religious and tribal affiliations; election campaign rallies;

    Abstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE

  2. 2. They ain't One of Us: Anit-Immigration Sentiment and Labor Market Assimilation of Central American Immigrants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Valentin Bruckner; [2022]
    Keywords : Immigration; Assimilation; Discrimination; Trump; United States; Central America; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of rising resentment against immigrants on the labor market assimilation of Central American Immigrants in the United States from 2014 to 2019. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made anti-immigration rhetoric a core part of his campaign. READ MORE

  3. 3. All you need is growth? Exploring the narratives on economic growth and sustainability in Chilean presidential speeches

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Vicente Gonzalez; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Coloniality; Hegemony; Content analysis; Sustainability Science; Chile; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Pese a ser crecientemente identificadas como principales causantes de la crisis medioambiental a nivel global y de las persistentes desigualdades en el mundo, las economías basadas en crecimiento han conseguido perpetuar. Las prácticas discursivas han sido importantes para ello, fortaleciendo el paradigma del crecimiento económico y su evolución hacia un enfoque más ‘verde’. READ MORE

  4. 4. Making EPA Great Again? A Study of how the Politicization of Climate Change Affected the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Obama and Trump administrations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Carl Cotton; [2021]
    Keywords : Politicization; Climate Change; Environmental Protection Agency; Principal-Agent Theory; Presidential Administrations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The politicization of scientific facts, such as climate change, is a highly debated phenomenon in the US. It is well established that climate change is both real, and human-caused. Still, significant parts of the American political community refuse to adhere to this scientific fact. READ MORE

  5. 5. Speaking and Perceiving Security: A Case Study of the Trump Administration’s Securitization of Illegal Immigration Fueling Populism in the US

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

    Author : Nils Lange; [2019]
    Keywords : United States; Donald Trump; Immigration; Populism; Open Borders; Securitization; US-Mexico Relations;

    Abstract : During his presidential campaign and throughout his presidency Donald Trump’s dealings with illegal immigration have sparked global controversy. The election of Donald Trump has thus insinuated a debate within the academic field of International Relations and a reoccurring concept within said debate is populism. READ MORE