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Att begripliggöra en flygskatt- En studie av diskurserna som utmanar det kommersiella flygresandet.

Svalbacke, Carolina LU (2018) STVK02 20181
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Using discourse analysis as a theoretical and methodical point of departure, this paper strives towards analyzing the ways in which the Swedish tax on air travel is being made understandable.
Through examining how this is done on two occasions in contemporary Swedish politics, it further aims to capture how the arguments in favor of a tax have developed and changed over time. Drawing on Maarten Hajer’s theory of story-lines, the result identifies a small but significant change and suggests that the arguments were formed around three story-lines. Firstly, the study finds that a story-line, focusing on the importance of an airline industry taking responsibility for its effect on climate, can be described as highly strengthened over time.... (More)
Using discourse analysis as a theoretical and methodical point of departure, this paper strives towards analyzing the ways in which the Swedish tax on air travel is being made understandable.
Through examining how this is done on two occasions in contemporary Swedish politics, it further aims to capture how the arguments in favor of a tax have developed and changed over time. Drawing on Maarten Hajer’s theory of story-lines, the result identifies a small but significant change and suggests that the arguments were formed around three story-lines. Firstly, the study finds that a story-line, focusing on the importance of an airline industry taking responsibility for its effect on climate, can be described as highly strengthened over time. Secondly, the thesis identifies a story-line, focusing on consumer behavior, which supports arguments in favor of a tax. Thirdly, the study shows that a story-line that appears on the first occasion, explaining the tax as a temporary measure taken in the absence of European action, was less prominent in the later occasion. (Less)
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author
Svalbacke, Carolina LU
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organization
course
STVK02 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Climate politics, Discourse, Story-line, Sweden, Flight tax
language
Swedish
id
8940472
date added to LUP
2018-08-23 09:24:42
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2018-08-23 09:24:42
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  abstract     = {{Using discourse analysis as a theoretical and methodical point of departure, this paper strives towards analyzing the ways in which the Swedish tax on air travel is being made understandable. 
Through examining how this is done on two occasions in contemporary Swedish politics, it further aims to capture how the arguments in favor of a tax have developed and changed over time. Drawing on Maarten Hajer’s theory of story-lines, the result identifies a small but significant change and suggests that the arguments were formed around three story-lines. Firstly, the study finds that a story-line, focusing on the importance of an airline industry taking responsibility for its effect on climate, can be described as highly strengthened over time. Secondly, the thesis identifies a story-line, focusing on consumer behavior, which supports arguments in favor of a tax. Thirdly, the study shows that a story-line that appears on the first occasion, explaining the tax as a temporary measure taken in the absence of European action, was less prominent in the later occasion.}},
  author       = {{Svalbacke, Carolina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att begripliggöra en flygskatt- En studie av diskurserna som utmanar det kommersiella flygresandet.}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}