Abstract
This chapter outlines a political discourse analysis method and applies it to speeches of American, British, and Dutch politicians. The method draws on van Dijk's multidisciplinary approach to ideologies and on a logical framework that links the concepts populism, elitism, and pluralism. The framework connects populism to elitism and pluralism in three dimensions-the ideational, social, and presentational-following the same logic: one of the three concepts is always in linear opposition to the shared features of the other two. This three-dimensional structure implies that all three phenomena have related features. Together, these features demarcate whether political discourse displays a populist, elitist, or pluralist style, or a combination. Based on this logic, speeches of various politicians can be analysed, plotted on a triangular field, and compared.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Discursive Approaches to Populism Across Disciplines |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Return of Populists and the People |
| Editors | Michael Kranert |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 369-403 |
| Number of pages | 35 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030550387 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030550370 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Analysis of political speeches
- Dutch politics
- Elitism
- Pluralism
- Political discourse analysis
- Political style
- Populism
- Semiotics
- UK politics
- US politics