scholarly journals Political Leaders in the APP Ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Raquel Quevedo-Redondo ◽  
Nuria Navarro-Sierra ◽  
Salome Berrocal-Gonzalo ◽  
Salvador Gómez-García
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
The Political ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Political Sphere ◽  
Mobile Ecosystem ◽  
Heads Of State

This article analyzes the process of symbolic and critical-discursive construction of applications developed for mobile devices for some of the world’s most important heads of state through their manifestation in the ecosystem of mobile applications for iOS and Android. The sample includes 233 applications of 45 politicians from 37 countries. A content analysis-based method was applied to the discourse of these apps and users’ comments. The results reveal the dominant discourses in this scenario and identify the characteristics that influence their popularity, the influence of viral content and their reception in the connection between the mobile ecosystem and the political sphere. The discourse on the apps reveals a commercial interest and the existence of a diffuse diffusion of political commitment in terms of entertainment, parody and virality.

The Varieties of African Leadership

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-60
Author(s):  
Robert I. Rotberg
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Nelson Mandela ◽  
Heads Of State ◽  
Heads Of Government

The political leaders of Africa come in all sizes, shapes, and persuasions. There are liberal democratic heads of state and heads of government, presidents and prime ministers; elected democratic leaders who become wily autocrats; strong authoritarians who brook no opposition and respect few freedoms; military men ruling because their followers are well-armed; kleptocrats who govern so that they can steal from the state and its citizens; a few who profess strong support for the public interest; and many who serve clan, family, and narrow conceptions of national “interest.” There are few women. Ideology plays little part in the very different styles and mechanisms of governance that these political leaders display. But nearly all of them are transactional; hardly anyone today is transformational in the manner of several of Africa’s founding fathers, such as Nelson Mandela.

Rhetorical strategies and identity politics in the discourse of colonial withdrawal

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Flowerdew
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Rhetorical Strategies ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
Rhetorical Tropes ◽  
Political Oratory

Skilful use of the rhetorical tropes which typify the language of serious political occasions — described here as “rhetorical weight” — is closely associated with charismatic political leaders. This paper studies the political rhetoric of a skilled exponent of the art, Chris Patten, the last British colonial governor of Hong Kong, and shows how he used rhetorical weight to promote his political agenda. Detailed analysis of four segments of Patten’s political oratory, spread over the period of his five-year term of office, highlights his heavy use of the tropes of metaphor, antithesis, parallelism, actualisation, and the unities of time, place and action. The paper demonstrates how the use of these tropes related to Patten’s overall political goals and their manipulative nature within the context of his discursive construction of Britain’s imperial/national history and identity.

scholarly journals Value foundations of marginal political practices of youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 03017
Author(s):  
Olesya Blinova ◽  
Yuliya Gorbunova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
The Political ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Political Sphere

Today's youth, being a keyactor in the use of digital technologies, prefers digital participation in the political sphere of society. The main practices used by young people in their online participation are marginal. The marginality of the political practices of youth is revealed in their hybridity, which manifests itself in the binary of normativity - abnormality, norm - deviation, etc. Using the trend-watching method in the course of the research made it possible to identify the nonlinear and virulent nature of the marginal practices of youth, which makes it difficult to predict their impact, that, according to the authors, actualizes the need to identify the value foundations of their application. Content analysis of young people (18-30 years old) accounts in social networks, Instagram and Youtube channels of public opinion leaders revealed such value foundations of marginal political practices of young people as: patriotism, solidarity, non-violence, participation and independence.The nature of the identified axiological foundations made it possible to draw a conclusion about the transition from the traditional values of political participation of young people to the values of self-expression, the acquisition and implementation of civic subjectivity.

Decision-Making at the Summit

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 79-105
Author(s):  
Alan Dashwood
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
European Union ◽  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Intermediate Stage ◽  
European Council ◽  
The Political ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Heads Of State ◽  
Treaty Of Amsterdam

Various provisions of the Treaty on European Union (“TEU”) and of the EC Treaty specifically require action to be taken, at the definitive stage or at some preparatory or intermediate stage of decision-making, by the European Council, or by the Council of the European Union meeting in the composition of Heads of State or Government (“the HSG Council”); and there is one instance of an appointing power exercisable by an intergovernmental conference at the level of Heads of State or Government (“an HSG Conference”). Reserving a role for the political leaders of the Union in the adoption of particular decisions was an innovation of the TEU, more especially in the Title of the EC Treaty on economic and monetary policy, and further instances have been added by the Treaty of Amsterdam (“TA”) and the Treaty of Nice (“TN”).

scholarly journals LANGUAGE MEANS REALIZING THE PRAGMATIC ORIENTATION OF ENGLISH APHORISMS OF POLITICAL SPHERE

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (86) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larysa Taranenko ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Political Sphere ◽  
High Level ◽  
Different Levels

The paper is focused on the study of functional-and-pragmatic features of English aphorisms actualized in the political discourse. Since aphorisms contain the long-standing wisdom of the whole humanity in general and of each nation in particular, they have become a persuasive and argumentative tool in the political sphere. Even though the notion of an “aphorism” is interpreted in different ways in various linguistic studies, in our paper it is viewed both as a small form text and as a specific means of communication. The aphorism is characterized by a high level of its idea abstraction, concentration of the emotional-and-pragmatic potential as well as conciseness of information. All these genre features of an aphorism are transmitted to the audience by the interaction of typical language means of different levels. The paper demonstrates the increasing role performed by the language in the political life of modern society in general and by the aphorism as a powerful instrument of political leaders to influence the audience, in particular. The analysis of 100 aphorisms representing various political topics of different times and by different authors reveals that according to the criterion of the text pragmatic orientation it is expedient to classify all the aphorisms under study into those that induce the listener/reader to action and the ones that evaluate a certain phenomenon or event. As a result of the study it was shown that regardless their pragmatic orientation, the invariant linguistic means actualizing political aphorisms are the metaphor, antithesis, repetition and simile. In terms of their syntactic structure, the majority of aphorisms consist of one sentence only being of a complex nature that severs for precise and laconic conveying of serious social and political issues. These mean’s interplay provides activating the recipients’ cognitive-and-creating mechanism, inducing them to ponder over the expressed ideas and views. By using aphorisms in their speeches, politicians express their opinions not only more succinctly and informatively, but also more emotionally coloured and thus convincingly.

scholarly journals Mind the Gap! On the Discursive Construction of Collective Political Identities

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
Sebastian Moreno Barreneche
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
The Political ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Political Identities ◽  
Political Sphere ◽  
General Mapping ◽  
Semiotic Perspective

This article explores, from a theoretical perspective, the dynamics underlying the discursive construction of collective identities within the political domain. Specifically, it: (1) presents a general mapping of political sphere studies carried out from a semiotic perspective; (2) attempts to bridge different paradigms within the semiotic tradition; and (3) establishes a dialogue between political theory and semiotics through the analysis of certain ideas belonging to the former whose semiotic nature has not yet been adequately examined, even if they are of a discursive nature. The article pays particular attention to the role that the ‘political gap’ – i.e., the space of indetermination between the various collective political identities that compete against each other in the ‘contest over meaning’ of politics – plays in the discursive construction of those identities. Arguing from a constructivist premise, establishing relational differences is a constitutive feature of the meaning-making, dynamic, and gaps between collective identities, a necessary precondition for their discursive emergence and the political sphere’s existence.

scholarly journals Military metaphors in the Discourse of the Presidents of Russia and France in the beginning of XXI century

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
V. E. Kryshtaleva
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Text Selection ◽  
Presidential Discourse ◽  
Heads Of State ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Military ◽  
Linguistic Phenomenon

The article focuses on the study of military metaphors which are relevant to the modern Russian and French political (specifically presidential) discourse. In modern linguistics there are two main approaches to studying metaphors: semantic (where metaphor is regarded as a linguistic phenomenon) and cognitive, where it is interpreted as a certain way of constructing the reality. The methodological basis of our research is the theory of metaphorical modeling, which is a synthesis of structural, semantic and cognitive approaches. This article represents a comparative analysis of military metaphors (which are archetypal for political communication) used in the speeches of four presidents of Russia and France of the early 21st century – D. A. Medvedev, N. Sarkozy, V. V. Putin and F. Hollande, and based on the corpora of texts that are examples of political discourse monologues (inaugural, congratulatory, welcoming speeches, etc.). In this study, military metaphors are nominations in which there are signs of military action in the form of opposition to an «enemy» and the use of weapons. The analysis took into account substantive and verbal structural metaphors realizing the conceptual model «Russian / French reality – the ongoing war»; the study also considered extralinguistic factors that influenced the creation of political texts. Text selection took into consideration the degree of importance and relevance of the domestic and foreign policy issues covered in them. The analysis showed that the frequency of military metaphors usage is not identical not only in the speech of different politicians, but also in the discourse of different societies, and demonstrated individual and national specificity of the military metaphors functioning in the political leaders discourse, which was directly related to the topical “agenda” for a country. Thus, it turned out that the French presidents resort to «militant» (in metaphorical terms) discourse more than the two Russian heads of state; the greatest frequency of military metaphors is demonstrated in F. Hollande’s speeches.

Political Leaders and Marketing: A Brand Identity Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harsh V. Verma
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Political Context ◽  
Brand Identity ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Space ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Brand Building ◽  
General Elections

Brands are powerful determinants of success. It is unsurprising to see how branding tools and processes are employed in political context. Notwithstanding the differences, the exchange, choice and discrimination between competing candidates makes the political arena similar to marketing in general. A democratic form of governance enjoys several similarities with competition. The Indian political space is highly divided and fragmented based on voter demographics and psychology. In sync with market reality, the political players are also highly diversified. In the next general elections, the most dominant voting group is going to be the youth segment often called now generation. Change is also visible in the political leadership of two major national parties. The competing leaders Narendra Modi of the BJP and Rahul Gandhi of the Congress have a brand building is task in their hands. The first question in brand building is to understand what the brand stands for. This study explores the identity of these two leaders by applying content analysis to their communication. It is interesting to find that both brands are driven by a dominant discourse on change, but seem to adopt different routes to achieving the same.

De monarchie in Nederland

Res Publica ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
Adrian F. Manning
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Second World War ◽  
The Political ◽  
World War ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Head Of State ◽  
Heads Of State ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Second World ◽  
Dutch People

An analysis of the functioning of the Dutch monarchy in the 20th century is hardly possible by lack of documents. For the study of the contacts between the Head of State and the Cabinet-ministers a scholar needs the documents from the Cabinet of the Queen and from the Royal Archives. The archives of the Cabinet of the Queen are now accessible up to the Second World War, but the Royal Archives are closed from 1898.Tbe Dutch people bas a sympathy for the dynasty (Orange-Nassau) and by that a deduced sympathy for the monarchy.Tbere was no real criticism on the functioning of the following queens Wilhelmina, Juliana and Beatrix. Tbe Heads of State accomodated themselves to the political and social developments. By that the monarchy lengthened its life.The formation of a new Cabinet is an essential task of the Queen. Wilhelmina (a rather authoritarian character) did not hide her personal views but respected carefully the constitutional framework and already in the beginning of this century she asked the consulted political leaders to confirm their advices by letter.  The possibility to play a role seems to be more limited since 1945.

A taxonomy design for mobile applications in the Spanish political communication context

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío Zamora-Medina ◽  
José-Carlos Losada-Díaz ◽  
Pablo Vázquez-Sande
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Communication Context ◽  
Mobile Ecosystem ◽  
Mobile Culture ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

The new mobile ecosystem that now defines the so-called mobile society and the mobile culture is already a key territory for contemporary political communication. Within this culture, mobile applications have become a common ground for the meeting between organisations and citizens interested in participating in political matters through the direct experience that these platforms allow. Despite this development, it is difficult to find a complete and reliable taxonomy of apps in the academic or professional literature that analyses how these relationships impact the field of political communication. This study tries to address this gap, introducing the first systematic taxonomy of political communication apps in Spain based on the development of a self-produced taxonomical model that gathers in detail all the variables required to understand the nature of these applications that are available for any smartphone. This rigorous taxonomy comprises political communication applications available at the main app stores (about 316 found in Play Store and App Store). Specifically, the methodological classification was elaborated based on the following categories: promoter agent, app objective, level of interaction, level of autonomy and predominant tone. A very complete picture was obtained from the empirical analysis, which defines and explains the landscape of political communication applications for mobile devices in Spain.

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