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Something wicked this way comes: Authoritarian discourses of global warming and future-creation in Syria between the years 2011-2015

Ritzén, Ruben LU (2016) STVK02 20152
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Grounded in the discipline of climate politics, this theory-developing study (based on the work of Ben Anderson (2010)) is a first attempt towards expanding his analysis of future-creation in liberal countries to also include an authoritarian state. This is done by roughly sketching out the ways in which the Syrian al-Assad regime talks about futures related to anthropogenic global warming and/or its consequences. The thesis also intends to analyse the way in which the regime uses these discourses as an attempt to solidify its hold on power. A hypothesis is posited claiming that the regime constructed at least one such discourse. This is proven to be correct. Evidence that the al-Assad regime uses these discourses as a way of negating... (More)
Grounded in the discipline of climate politics, this theory-developing study (based on the work of Ben Anderson (2010)) is a first attempt towards expanding his analysis of future-creation in liberal countries to also include an authoritarian state. This is done by roughly sketching out the ways in which the Syrian al-Assad regime talks about futures related to anthropogenic global warming and/or its consequences. The thesis also intends to analyse the way in which the regime uses these discourses as an attempt to solidify its hold on power. A hypothesis is posited claiming that the regime constructed at least one such discourse. This is proven to be correct. Evidence that the al-Assad regime uses these discourses as a way of negating public malcontent and strengthening its control of the country is also found. Following this, the theory of Anderson is successfully expanded to include an authoritarian state. (Less)
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author
Ritzén, Ruben LU
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organization
course
STVK02 20152
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
climate change, authoritarian discourses, authoritarianism, future-creation, Syria
language
English
id
8513796
date added to LUP
2016-02-02 14:03:33
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2016-02-02 14:03:33
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  abstract     = {{Grounded in the discipline of climate politics, this theory-developing study (based on the work of Ben Anderson (2010)) is a first attempt towards expanding his analysis of future-creation in liberal countries to also include an authoritarian state. This is done by roughly sketching out the ways in which the Syrian al-Assad regime talks about futures related to anthropogenic global warming and/or its consequences. The thesis also intends to analyse the way in which the regime uses these discourses as an attempt to solidify its hold on power. A hypothesis is posited claiming that the regime constructed at least one such discourse. This is proven to be correct. Evidence that the al-Assad regime uses these discourses as a way of negating public malcontent and strengthening its control of the country is also found. Following this, the theory of Anderson is successfully expanded to include an authoritarian state.}},
  author       = {{Ritzén, Ruben}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Something wicked this way comes: Authoritarian discourses of global warming and future-creation in Syria between the years 2011-2015}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}