Critical Discourse Analysis of Obama’s Political Discourse Juraj Horváth Abstract This paper examines the persuasive strategies of President Obama’s public speaking as well as the covert ideology of the same‚ enshrined in his inaugural address. Our analysis is grounded in Norman Fairclough’s assumptions in critical discourse analysis‚ claiming that "ideologies reside in texts" that "it is not possible to ’read off’ ideologies from texts" and that "texts are open to diverse interpretations"
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Is the study of politics best considered a science or an art? Since its conception as a formal academic discipline‚ Politics has existed on the fault line between two great fields of enquiry‚ the sciences and the arts. During the mid 20th century‚ with the rise of the behavioural movement‚ a general trend towards the “scientification” of the study of politics could be observed. The origins of this movement can be traced back to the logical positivism of the Vienna Circle and the writings of Auguste
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Selena Smith Essay # 5 PA 400 Fall 2004 Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making By Selena E. Smirth In life the best way to conduct business of any type is to do it transparently. That way everyone is clear as to exactly what you are doing and it makes it easier and a lot less difficult for someone to buy into your mission or plan. Typically‚ policy making is complicated and often times muddled‚ which makes for a very hard sell when trying to get one to buy
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Topic 2: Political Theory: Pluralism‚ Corporatism and Public Choice Pluralism is a political theory that related to the acknowledgement for diversification that exist in society. Everyone has different views and appreciation for different value in life. Pluralism is a sign of theoretical standpoint on state ad power as well as resources. It depends on how it will be distributed in democratic state like United States of America (USA). Two famous name in mentioned by Manley (1983) in his article
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considered by proponents of modern democracy to be in the interests of its citizens‚ and so political pluralism is one of its most important features. The term pluralism is also used to denote a theoretical standpoint on state and power - which to varying degrees suggest that pluralism is an adequate model of how power is distributed in societies. Explain three political functions of pressure groups - A political function of a pressure group would be to promote discussion and debate and mobilise public
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EXAMINE THE HELLENIC AND UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS IN ARISTOTLE’S POLITICAL THOUGHT Aristotle was not only a political thinker but also a political scientist. If Plato is considered the first political philosopher Aristotle is rightly called the first political scientist. He studies politics from an empirical and scientific perspective. The method he used in the study of politics was inductive and analytical. He reached the conclusions after collection and analysis of data. He studied the constitution
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Trump was a businessman running for office and Bernie a liberal who blamed the wealthy for america’s problems. Despite the differences between front running candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump ran the same campaign from different sides of the political aisle. Trump the republican and Bernie the democrat both ran campaigns calling for change. Bernie Sanders website stated “This your movement” promoting the idea that the American people are in charge of their future. A future without corporate
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advantages and disadvantages of a comparative analysis of political participation The change in political participation is currently a hotly discussed topic. Low turnouts in the 2001 and 2005 UK general elections‚ along with falling membership of political parties have led political organisations to discover the reasons for this (BBC‚ 2006). One method is to use comparative analysis. This “is about comparing aspects of countries’ political systems” (Dobson‚ 2005‚ p.140) to try to understand why
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P olitical science refers to the social science in relation with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. This means that political science is about studying the norms of the society and the government. In political science‚ you need to know what the society needs‚ how the government id functioning‚ how the government execute laws‚ how they render authority to the people‚ how the government is built‚ and many more. It is also the study of the state wherein you ought
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I selected Japan and Vietnam to compare because they have most different in political system (Constitutional monarchy/Socialist Republic). However‚ both of them are democratic. - President/King + Japan is constitution monarchy country so the power of the Japan’s Emperor is very limited. The Emperor derives his position from the will of the people with who resides sovereign power. In fact‚ the Emperor is only a symbol of the State that represents the Japanese to perform some acts following the
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