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Diskurzivní konstrukce vztahu Velké Británie a Evropské unie v oficiálních projevech Davida Camerona v letech 2010–2016
Discursive Construction of UK–EU Relationship in David Cameron’s 2010–2016 Official Speeches

Author(s): Monika Brusenbauch Meislová
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Česká společnost pro politické vědy
Keywords: David Cameron; discourse analysis; European Union; thematic analysis;United Kingdom;

Summary/Abstract: The article identifies, classifies and examines prevailing discourse complexes used by the British Prime Minister David Cameron in his speeches from 2010 to 2016 in order to construct the UK-EU bilateral relationship. Based on the thematic analysis of Cameron’s publicly available speeches, the presence of three distinctive discourses regarding UK-EU relations was identified in his addresses, which the author calls: 1) the integration discourse; 2) the differentiation discourse; and 3) the reform discourse. Within each of these discourses, the author analyses and interprets their keywords, topics, and content and examines whether or not they are compatible with each other.

  • Issue Year: 23/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-132
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Czech