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Constructing an illegitimate opponent - A post-political, critical, discourse analysis regarding environmental activism in Sweden

Tiba, Edvin LU (2024) STVK04 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This thesis seeks to investigate the contemporary discourse on environmental activism in Sweden on a political elite level. This is done by analyzing statements by politicians behind “Tidöavtalet” using a method of Critical Discourse Analysis combined with a theoretical departure in Post-Politics. The findings point towards a discourse where environmental activists are depoliticized and constructed as an illegitimate political actor through a securitization process where activists and activist groups are depicted as opposing democratic values. In this process, other civil-society actors are also constructed as being outside of the legitimate political sphere. The analysis further showcases how post-political dynamics manifests in the... (More)
This thesis seeks to investigate the contemporary discourse on environmental activism in Sweden on a political elite level. This is done by analyzing statements by politicians behind “Tidöavtalet” using a method of Critical Discourse Analysis combined with a theoretical departure in Post-Politics. The findings point towards a discourse where environmental activists are depoliticized and constructed as an illegitimate political actor through a securitization process where activists and activist groups are depicted as opposing democratic values. In this process, other civil-society actors are also constructed as being outside of the legitimate political sphere. The analysis further showcases how post-political dynamics manifests in the contemporary political debate, embedded in an overarching discourse characterized by neoliberal values such as technical innovation and elite rule. (Less)
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author
Tiba, Edvin LU
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organization
course
STVK04 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Environmental activism, discourse, post-politics, Sweden
language
English
id
9153040
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 13:36:33
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2024-07-18 13:36:33
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  abstract     = {{This thesis seeks to investigate the contemporary discourse on environmental activism in Sweden on a political elite level. This is done by analyzing statements by politicians behind “Tidöavtalet” using a method of Critical Discourse Analysis combined with a theoretical departure in Post-Politics. The findings point towards a discourse where environmental activists are depoliticized and constructed as an illegitimate political actor through a securitization process where activists and activist groups are depicted as opposing democratic values. In this process, other civil-society actors are also constructed as being outside of the legitimate political sphere. The analysis further showcases how post-political dynamics manifests in the contemporary political debate, embedded in an overarching discourse characterized by neoliberal values such as technical innovation and elite rule.}},
  author       = {{Tiba, Edvin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Constructing an illegitimate opponent - A post-political, critical, discourse analysis regarding environmental activism in Sweden}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}