Enough of What? A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Portuguese Far-Right Party
Abstract: This thesis analyses the discourses of the Portuguese far-right party, Chega, through interviews and statements of its leader, André Ventura. With the rise of the political far-right in the European and Portuguese context, I focused my aim on understanding this politician’s use of the legal world in his discourse. Additionally, I sought to understand the representations of women and racialized groups in Portugal. To meet this purpose, the thesis utilizes Fairclough’s methodological framework of Critical Discourse analysis. Regarding the first aim, the analysis revealed that law is instrumentalized in Ventura’s discourses to assert intellectual superiority and there were important inconsistencies identified, specifically regarding the democratic rule of law. Additionally, I noted an increase of accusatory and inflammatory statements in the material. Regarding the second aim, references to Roma communities were extensive but mainly implicit, and references to women were rare. Ventura often inappropriately generalizes entire groups of people, namely Roma and Muslim immigrants. I finished my arguments by referring that Ventura’s discourses seem to lead towards a will to maintain the status quo, feeding from already hegemonic discourses, with no intention of emancipation of the analysed oppressed groups.
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