Essays about: "Radical Discourse Theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words Radical Discourse Theory.

  1. 21. Rethinking Populism: ‘the People’ as a Popular Identity Subject in Bernie Sanders’ Discursive Articulation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Andac Baran Cezayirlioglu; [2017]
    Keywords : Populism; popular identity; collective identity; identity politics; political communication; discourse theory; antagonism; Bernie Sanders;

    Abstract : This study explores the articulation of a popular political identity by the US Senator Bernie Sanders and the political coalition he communicates. The analysis part is conducted on two levels: the construction of the populist signifier ‘the people’ and the construction of the antagonist in Sanders’ political communication. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Political Economy of Left-Wing Populism - social relations and the economic imaginary of Podemos

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Jacob König; [2017]
    Keywords : Podemos; Populism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Cultural Political Economy; Hegemony; Embeddedness; Economic Imaginary; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Populism has become a political catchphrase across the world, spanning across the entire political spectrum in various forms. In Spain, the left-wing populist party Podemos is the most significant case, adopting a post-marxist perspective less focused on the economy than orthodox marxism. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Return of the Poor: The Creation of a New Underclass and how it Constitutes Society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jesper Svedgard; [2016]
    Keywords : discourse theory; poverty; the subject; the market; ideology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis puts forward the idea that the radical other that constitutes and threatens our society is not to be found outside its limits, but that it is something inherent to our society. It proposes that the threatening other, the constitutive outside of society, is the subject 'the poor', that in its failure to partake in the labour market, fails to conform to the rules of the market, and as such, fails to conform to the societal structures. READ MORE

  5. 24. Altering the Modes of Consumption - Nudge Policy in the Context of Hegemonic and Counter-Hegemonic Environmental Discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Mara Bauer; [2016]
    Keywords : Human Ecology; Consumption; Nudging; Sustainability; Environmental Politics; Sufficiency; Alternative Consumption; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : One particular approach of behavioral economics has gained attention within environmental politics during the last decade. The idea of nudging (“gently pushing”) people in situations of decision-making towards the choice that in the long run is best for them as well as for the society and/or the environment seems to attract policy makers around the world. READ MORE

  6. 25. The History and Di scourse of Kachung Forest

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Ghide Ghide Habtetsion Gebremichael; [2016]
    Keywords : The History and Discourse of Kachung Forest;

    Abstract : This study examined the history of the Kachung forest plantation in northern Uganda and associated environmental discourses. The forest, a project aimed at environmental protection and carbon offsetting, was designated a forest reserve in 1939 by the colonial government, as part of wider efforts to promote Ugandan timber for export and ensure their regeneration as a renewable resource. READ MORE