From Crisis to Control: Shaping Security and Constructing Threats. A Discourse Analysis of Viktor Orbán's State of the Nation Speeches in Hungary
(2024) FKVK02 20241Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Previous research has seen populist leaders emerge globally and focus on how they change security dynamics. The field is relatively new, and the relationship between populist leaders and security issues is an ongoing debate, whether tensions create populist leaders or generate insecurity. This thesis investigates how constructions of internal and external threats change security discourses over time. From the perspective of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the construction of threats also shapes identities, of which Orbán and Hungary are positioned differently depending on the prevailing context. With the theoretical approach of securitization theory and the discourse analysis, the analytical tools "interpretative repertoires" and... (More)
- Previous research has seen populist leaders emerge globally and focus on how they change security dynamics. The field is relatively new, and the relationship between populist leaders and security issues is an ongoing debate, whether tensions create populist leaders or generate insecurity. This thesis investigates how constructions of internal and external threats change security discourses over time. From the perspective of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the construction of threats also shapes identities, of which Orbán and Hungary are positioned differently depending on the prevailing context. With the theoretical approach of securitization theory and the discourse analysis, the analytical tools "interpretative repertoires" and "subject positions" highlight the significance of analyzing the dynamics over a more extended period as the security discourse adapts to varying constructions of internal and external threats. Analyzing Orbáns "State of the Nation" speeches demonstrates the importance of broadening the time perspective as the security discourse changes in response to threat images. The results reveal that the construction of changing and continuous threats necessitates a constant need for protection. (Less)
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- author
- Avelin, Ebba LU
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- organization
- course
- FKVK02 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Security Discourse, Viktor Orbán, Interpretative repertoires, Subject positions, Threats
- language
- English
- id
- 9154011
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- 2024-07-18 14:04:18
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@misc{9154011, abstract = {{Previous research has seen populist leaders emerge globally and focus on how they change security dynamics. The field is relatively new, and the relationship between populist leaders and security issues is an ongoing debate, whether tensions create populist leaders or generate insecurity. This thesis investigates how constructions of internal and external threats change security discourses over time. From the perspective of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the construction of threats also shapes identities, of which Orbán and Hungary are positioned differently depending on the prevailing context. With the theoretical approach of securitization theory and the discourse analysis, the analytical tools "interpretative repertoires" and "subject positions" highlight the significance of analyzing the dynamics over a more extended period as the security discourse adapts to varying constructions of internal and external threats. Analyzing Orbáns "State of the Nation" speeches demonstrates the importance of broadening the time perspective as the security discourse changes in response to threat images. The results reveal that the construction of changing and continuous threats necessitates a constant need for protection.}}, author = {{Avelin, Ebba}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{From Crisis to Control: Shaping Security and Constructing Threats. A Discourse Analysis of Viktor Orbán's State of the Nation Speeches in Hungary}}, year = {{2024}}, }