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A new discourse out of a dark atmosphere: critical discourse analysis of Iran's eleventh presidential election
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Abstract This paper tries to indicate how the candidates of Iran’s eleventh presidential election attempted to rise to power by the means of language. In this analysis, the discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe is applied. The candidates tried to win the battlefield of election by creating exclusion borders ... view more
This paper tries to indicate how the candidates of Iran’s eleventh presidential election attempted to rise to power by the means of language. In this analysis, the discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe is applied. The candidates tried to win the battlefield of election by creating exclusion borders and excluding their rivals. Critical discourse analysis is a methodology that can reveal ideological purposes behind the political discourses to reflect the hidden Realities. The study of the debates between presidential candidates shows that Hassan Rouhani was elected because he could exclude other discourses resulting from the rising sociopolitical crisis. Nevertheless, He could not articulate his floating signifiers and his discourse was not hegemonic.... view less
Keywords
Iran; presidential election; candidacy; discourse; language; statistical significance
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 10-20
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2015) 57
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed