Deze scriptie onderzoekt de overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen Fortuyn, Wilders en Baudet. Ze worden vergeleken op het gebied van ideologie, stijl en achterban.
This thesis examines the discursive strategies of Geert Wilders, who is a Dutch populist politician. I will review different definitions and suggested characteristics of populism and create an...Show moreThis thesis examines the discursive strategies of Geert Wilders, who is a Dutch populist politician. I will review different definitions and suggested characteristics of populism and create an overarching definition in order to understand what populism is. In this study, I performed a quantitative research to analyze Wilders’ discourse by focusing on important elements in populist speeches. More specifically, this study focuses on the use of references concerning ‘the people’, what elements influence discursive strategies and the focus on different etymologies in order to arrive at a better understanding of the ideas and rhetorical tactics of populist parties. This led to the conclusions that Wilders’ discursive strategies are affected by the topic of a speech, the audience and the date when the speech takes place. Furthermore, I conclude that the etymologies of references concerning ‘the people’ and ‘the opposition’ are of importance to Wilders because of his preference to use Germanic words to refer to ‘the people’ and loanwords to address ‘the opposition’.Show less
This thesis analyzes pro-gay, anti-immigrant rhetoric (PGAIR) in Dutch political parties across the spectrum since 2000. The thesis compares and contrasts rhetorical trends across parties and...Show moreThis thesis analyzes pro-gay, anti-immigrant rhetoric (PGAIR) in Dutch political parties across the spectrum since 2000. The thesis compares and contrasts rhetorical trends across parties and election cycles. In doing so, it shows the influence of populist politics on mainstream politics. It concludes that all three mainstream parties VVD, CDA and PvdA have used PGAIR as a rhetorical tool since 2000. An increase in use could be linked to the rise in popularity of anti-immigrant populist rhetoric in the Netherlands.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Nederlandse taal en cultuur (BA)
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This thesis focuses on the use of metaphor in political discussions, and especially its relation to the appearance of fallacious arguments. When they co-appear, the metaphor seems to be taking away...Show moreThis thesis focuses on the use of metaphor in political discussions, and especially its relation to the appearance of fallacious arguments. When they co-appear, the metaphor seems to be taking away fallaciousness of the arguments, making the fallacies seem more reasonable to the average language user. To investigate whether this strategic manoeuvre is being used in Dutch politics, three debates of the Dutch elections in 2017 are examined, in which the appearance of the false analogy stands out and is being elaborated on.Show less
Populisme is iets van alle tijden, maar is sinds de komst van de Partij voor de Vrijheid, is populisme nadrukkelijker aanwezig in de Nederlandse politiek.Er is dan ook erg veel over te zeggen, maar...Show morePopulisme is iets van alle tijden, maar is sinds de komst van de Partij voor de Vrijheid, is populisme nadrukkelijker aanwezig in de Nederlandse politiek.Er is dan ook erg veel over te zeggen, maar het doel van deze scriptie is niet om te herhalen wat andere hebben geschreven, maar om iets te onderzoeken wat nog niet gedaan is. Dit is het doen van onderzoek naar de kwaliteit van het debat dat de populistische partij van Geert Wilders voert.Het doel van deze scriptie is om te onderbouwen waarom de manier van debat voeren van de PVV niet goed is, en of die manier van debatteren eigenlijk wel echt niet goed is. Dit zal gebeuren aan de hand van een instrument genaamd: DQI (Discourse Quality Index). De onderzoeksvraag die bij deze scriptie centraal staat is: is de deliberatieve kwaliteit van Tweede Kamer debatten uit de kabinetsperiode Kok ll (waar de PVV nog niet aan meedeed) beter volgens de DQI van Steiner et al., dan Tweede Kamer debatten uit de periode Balkenende IV(waar de PVV wel meedeed)(2004)? En de tweede vraag die in deze scriptie wordt behandelt is: Is de deliberatieve kwaliteit van PVV Kamerleden slechter dan die van andere Kamerleden volgens de DQI van Steiner et al.(2004)?Show less
In this thesis the behaviour of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of the Dutch Freedom Party is examined. The research question is: How can the behaviour of the MEPs of the Dutch...Show moreIn this thesis the behaviour of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of the Dutch Freedom Party is examined. The research question is: How can the behaviour of the MEPs of the Dutch Freedom Party be characterized? The behaviour of the MEPs of the Freedom Party is researched through the use of role theory. There are many different typologies concerning the roles of members of national parliaments, MEPs and eurosceptic MEPs which are discussed in this thesis. It is then researched which of these roles are applicable to the behaviour of the MEPs of the Freedom Party. The parliamentary activities (written questions, motions for resolutions, speeches in the plenary, attendance to plenary) of the MEPs of the Freedom Party are covered and two MEPs (Barry Madlener and Auke Zijlstra) of the Freedom Party were asked a number of questions about their behaviour in the European Parliament.Show less
