Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse

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Autor(a) principal: Fraga, Lucas L
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Hoff, Tânia M. C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Compolítica
Texto Completo: https://revista.compolitica.org/index.php/revista/article/view/456
Resumo: In this article, we discuss how populist logic operates at different levels in political discourse, as the construction of opposition to the “Other” varies. For this debate, the corpus is formed by two pronouncements from the recent history of Brazil: one by ex-president Lula (2002-2010) and one by the current president Jair Bolsonaro, beginning his term in 2019. From these discursive acts, we observe how significations of the world are mobilized, promoting meanings around the opposition towards the “Other”, in order to build a representation of the “People” – a constitutive aspect of populism. Critical Discourse Analysis underlies our theoretical and methodological conduct, through which we investigate the argumentative strategies present in the construction of the “Us vs Them” opposition, and we question, based on the reflections of Laclau and Mouffe, the extent to which the significations of the world triggered in the construction of opposition to the “Other” can represent a threat to democratic regimes.
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spelling Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist DiscourseNós versus Eles: A Construção do “Eu” e do “Outro” no Discurso Político PopulistaComunicação política; Populismo; Análise Crítica de DiscursoPolitical Communications; Populism; Critical Discourse AnalysisIn this article, we discuss how populist logic operates at different levels in political discourse, as the construction of opposition to the “Other” varies. For this debate, the corpus is formed by two pronouncements from the recent history of Brazil: one by ex-president Lula (2002-2010) and one by the current president Jair Bolsonaro, beginning his term in 2019. From these discursive acts, we observe how significations of the world are mobilized, promoting meanings around the opposition towards the “Other”, in order to build a representation of the “People” – a constitutive aspect of populism. Critical Discourse Analysis underlies our theoretical and methodological conduct, through which we investigate the argumentative strategies present in the construction of the “Us vs Them” opposition, and we question, based on the reflections of Laclau and Mouffe, the extent to which the significations of the world triggered in the construction of opposition to the “Other” can represent a threat to democratic regimes.Abordamos, neste artigo, como a lógica populista opera em diferentes níveis no discurso político, conforme varia a construção da oposição ao “Outro”. Para este debate, o corpus é formado por dois pronunciamentos da história recente do Brasil: um do ex-presidente Lula (2002-2010) e um do atual presidente Jair Bolsonaro, com início do mandato em 2019. A partir destes atos discursivos, observamos como significações de mundo são mobilizadas, promovendo sentidos em torno da relação entre o Eu e o Outro, de modo a construir uma representação de “Povo” – aspecto constitutivo do populismo. A Análise Crítica do Discurso fundamenta nossa conduta teórico-metodológica, por meio da qual investigamos as estratégias argumentativas presentes na construção da oposição “Nós vs Eles”, e problematizamos, a partir das reflexões de Laclau e Mouffe, em que medida as significações de mundo acionadas na construção da oposição ao “Outro” podem representar uma ameaça aos regimes democráticos.Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política2022-03-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revista.compolitica.org/index.php/revista/article/view/45610.21878/compolitica.2021.11.2.456Compolítica; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2021): Revista Compolítica; 5-30Compolítica; v. 11 n. 2 (2021): Revista Compolítica; 5-302236-478110.21878/compolitica.2021.11.2reponame:Revista Compolíticainstname:Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política (Compolítica)instacron:ABPCPporhttps://revista.compolitica.org/index.php/revista/article/view/456/302Copyright (c) 2022 Lucas L Fraga, Tânia M. C. Hoffinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFraga, Lucas LHoff, Tânia M. C.2022-03-05T01:46:02Zoai:ojs2.compolitica.ojsbrasil.com.br:article/456RevistaONGhttp://compolitica.org/revista/index.php/revista/oairevista@compolitica.org2236-47812236-4781opendoar:2022-03-05T01:46:02Revista Compolítica - Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política (Compolítica)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
Nós versus Eles: A Construção do “Eu” e do “Outro” no Discurso Político Populista
title Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
spellingShingle Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
Fraga, Lucas L
Comunicação política; Populismo; Análise Crítica de Discurso
Political Communications; Populism; Critical Discourse Analysis
title_short Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
title_full Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
title_fullStr Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
title_full_unstemmed Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
title_sort Us versus Them: The Construction of the “I” and the “Other” in Political Populist Discourse
author Fraga, Lucas L
author_facet Fraga, Lucas L
Hoff, Tânia M. C.
author_role author
author2 Hoff, Tânia M. C.
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fraga, Lucas L
Hoff, Tânia M. C.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Comunicação política; Populismo; Análise Crítica de Discurso
Political Communications; Populism; Critical Discourse Analysis
topic Comunicação política; Populismo; Análise Crítica de Discurso
Political Communications; Populism; Critical Discourse Analysis
description In this article, we discuss how populist logic operates at different levels in political discourse, as the construction of opposition to the “Other” varies. For this debate, the corpus is formed by two pronouncements from the recent history of Brazil: one by ex-president Lula (2002-2010) and one by the current president Jair Bolsonaro, beginning his term in 2019. From these discursive acts, we observe how significations of the world are mobilized, promoting meanings around the opposition towards the “Other”, in order to build a representation of the “People” – a constitutive aspect of populism. Critical Discourse Analysis underlies our theoretical and methodological conduct, through which we investigate the argumentative strategies present in the construction of the “Us vs Them” opposition, and we question, based on the reflections of Laclau and Mouffe, the extent to which the significations of the world triggered in the construction of opposition to the “Other” can represent a threat to democratic regimes.
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