Sökning: "presidential speeches"
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1. An analysis of political discourse : First-person personal pronoun ‘I’ in Joe Biden’s speeches
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeSammanfattning : This study investigates the use of the first-person personal pronoun ‘I’ in political discourse and, more specifically, the functions of Represented ‘I’ and Situated ‘I’, including subcategories, present in Joe Biden’s speeches. A corpus was compiled, consisting of 12 speeches that brought up the topic of the war in Ukraine. LÄS MER
2. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiSammanfattning : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. LÄS MER
3. Strategic Narratives During Armed Conflict : The Case of Ukraine Post-2022 Russian Invasion
Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to the digital and narrative turn in International Relations, supplying a response to the inquiry ‘Which strategic narratives have emerged in Ukraine’s digital diplomacy following the February 2022 Russian invasion?’ The paper observed how the field of politics is revitalised by the interplay between political communication during times of incertitude, digital diplomacy and the trend of personalisation. The thesis evaluated different approaches taken by prior theorists of these spheres and leveraged their knowledge in order to respond to the research question. LÄS MER
4. American national identity at the start and end of the war in Afghanistan: A comparative narrative analysis of presidential speeches
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierSammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to investigate the production of American national identity at the start and end of America’s warfare in Afghanistan, and to reach an understanding how the identity-construction legitimatized America’s actions at those moments. Based on a post structural understanding of identity as constructed and reproduced through action and speech, this study examines and compares speeches held by presidents George Bush and Joe Biden in relation to the start and end of the war. LÄS MER
5. Ideological change within the GOP : A theory testing of Downs on the acceptance speeches between 2000-2020
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to investigate the ideological change of the republican party through their migration, abortion and tax policies based on their presidential candidate’s acceptance speeches between 2000 and 2020. The study then aims to explain the ideological change through the vote maximizing theory of Downs (1957). LÄS MER
