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"Enough is enough": Discourse analysis of Geert Wilders' parliament speeches 2010-2015
Záhorová, Kateřina ; Emler, David (advisor) ; Kubát, Michal (referee)
This thesis ("Enough is enough": Discourse analysis of Geert Wilders' parliament speeches 2010-2015) aims to analyze the rhetoric of the leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders in the House of Representatives between the years 2010 and 2015 and with the use of discourse analysis it aims to answer the research questions. The research questions of this work concern the issue of labeling Geert Wilders as a populist politician and his strong criticism of Islam, multiculturalism and European integration. Based on the theoretical literature and practical analysis of Geert Wilders' discourse, this thesis will answer the question if Wilders' rhetoric meet the criteria of populism. By analyzing the speeches it is also possible to determine the main topics of his speeches and answer the question if the criticism of Islam or European Union are a permanent feature of Wilders' speeches or just seldom mentions. The researched period includes the spectacular success of the PVV in 2010 general election, the drop in the 2012 general election and the following time in opposition. The discourse analysis is based on official transcripts of the speeches of Geert Wilders in the Second Chamber of the Parliament (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal), the theoretical part is based on scholarly literature as...
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Islamophobia and New Populism in Contemporary Western Europe: France and the Netherlands
Kočařová, Martina ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
Islamophobia and New Populism in Contemporary Western Europe: France and the Netherlands Bc. Martina Kočařová The Master thesis Islamophobia and New Populism in Contemporary Western Europe: France and the Netherlands explores current transformations of populism in contemporary Western Europe. The main objectives of the thesis are following: First, to verify a hypothesis implying that islamophobia has become a new feature of the contemporary populism, which has been consequently changing in terms of its content. Thus, it can hardly be classified as another form of the 'far right' politics. In this context, one may observe its shift towards the centre of the political party system. Second, based on the above outlined assumption, we aim to study whether the populist parties can be considered 'populist' in spite of the new features they have recently adopted. The theoretical framework of our research refers to Paul Taggart's conceptualisation of populism applying it on the cases of the French National Front under the lead of Marine Le Pen and the Dutch Party for Freedom and his leader Geert Wilders.
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Party for Freedom and the Immigration Issue in the Netherlands
Brninská, Anna ; Kubát, Michal (advisor) ; Dimitrov, Michal (referee)
This thesis aims to analyze the current vision of the Party for Freedom (PVV) on immigration and its approach to immigrants, with an emphasis on Immigration plan that the party has in its program as one of the most important topics. The purpose of this work is to determine if the negative attitude of PVV against immigration is not just rhetorical matter, but whether this attitude is even used in active political manifestations. Tested hypothesis in this paper is, that in fact this party is not radical in this area, and it is only rhetorical fallacy to expand its electoral base to obtain seats in parliament. Here, in parliament, PVV wants to pursue its goals especially in the area of economy, not in immigration. The final analysis of all sources defines whether the party PVV promoting his election program on immigration in practice. The main sources in this case are statements and arguments of PVV representatives presented at meetings of the Lower House (Tweede Kamer der Staten - Generaal). This thesis also aims to determine whether the positions of the party on the issue of immigration is crucial to its voters and whether they would vote for this party even if PVV would change its approach to this problem. For this research are used results of previously conducted public opinion surveys and...
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Comparison of chosen populist parties in France, Germany and the Netherlands in relationship to the European integration.
Drozdová, Miroslava ; Mejstřík, Martin (advisor) ; Kubát, Michal (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on cooperation of chosen populist parties in France, Germany and the Netherlands in relationship to the European Union and European integration. The first chapter defines and characterizes the term "populism". This chapter also focuses on populism in the European Union and European integration - it describes what topics are current and important for populist parties. The second chapter describes the chosen parties (National Front, Alternative for Germany and Party for Freedom) and their current election programs, which they used for the elections in 2017 and relatively success for these parties. The analysis of these election programs targets the areas regarding European Union and European integration. The last chapter analyzes these programs and also compares the approaches of the selected political entities among themselves. Based on this comparison a table is created from which the result of this work is apparent.
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"Enough is enough": Discourse analysis of Geert Wilders' parliament speeches 2010-2015
Záhorová, Kateřina ; Emler, David (advisor) ; Kubát, Michal (referee)
This thesis ("Enough is enough": Discourse analysis of Geert Wilders' parliament speeches 2010-2015) aims to analyze the rhetoric of the leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders in the House of Representatives between the years 2010 and 2015 and with the use of discourse analysis it aims to answer the research questions. The research questions of this work concern the issue of labeling Geert Wilders as a populist politician and his strong criticism of Islam, multiculturalism and European integration. Based on the theoretical literature and practical analysis of Geert Wilders' discourse, this thesis will answer the question if Wilders' rhetoric meet the criteria of populism. By analyzing the speeches it is also possible to determine the main topics of his speeches and answer the question if the criticism of Islam or European Union are a permanent feature of Wilders' speeches or just seldom mentions. The researched period includes the spectacular success of the PVV in 2010 general election, the drop in the 2012 general election and the following time in opposition. The discourse analysis is based on official transcripts of the speeches of Geert Wilders in the Second Chamber of the Parliament (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal), the theoretical part is based on scholarly literature as...
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Islamophobia and New Populism in Contemporary Western Europe: France and the Netherlands
Kočařová, Martina ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
Islamophobia and New Populism in Contemporary Western Europe: France and the Netherlands Bc. Martina Kočařová The Master thesis Islamophobia and New Populism in Contemporary Western Europe: France and the Netherlands explores current transformations of populism in contemporary Western Europe. The main objectives of the thesis are following: First, to verify a hypothesis implying that islamophobia has become a new feature of the contemporary populism, which has been consequently changing in terms of its content. Thus, it can hardly be classified as another form of the 'far right' politics. In this context, one may observe its shift towards the centre of the political party system. Second, based on the above outlined assumption, we aim to study whether the populist parties can be considered 'populist' in spite of the new features they have recently adopted. The theoretical framework of our research refers to Paul Taggart's conceptualisation of populism applying it on the cases of the French National Front under the lead of Marine Le Pen and the Dutch Party for Freedom and his leader Geert Wilders.
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Party for Freedom and the Immigration Issue in the Netherlands
Brninská, Anna ; Kubát, Michal (advisor) ; Dimitrov, Michal (referee)
This thesis aims to analyze the current vision of the Party for Freedom (PVV) on immigration and its approach to immigrants, with an emphasis on Immigration plan that the party has in its program as one of the most important topics. The purpose of this work is to determine if the negative attitude of PVV against immigration is not just rhetorical matter, but whether this attitude is even used in active political manifestations. Tested hypothesis in this paper is, that in fact this party is not radical in this area, and it is only rhetorical fallacy to expand its electoral base to obtain seats in parliament. Here, in parliament, PVV wants to pursue its goals especially in the area of economy, not in immigration. The final analysis of all sources defines whether the party PVV promoting his election program on immigration in practice. The main sources in this case are statements and arguments of PVV representatives presented at meetings of the Lower House (Tweede Kamer der Staten - Generaal). This thesis also aims to determine whether the positions of the party on the issue of immigration is crucial to its voters and whether they would vote for this party even if PVV would change its approach to this problem. For this research are used results of previously conducted public opinion surveys and...
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