Search for dissertations about: "post-foundationalism"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word post-foundationalism.

  2. 1. In Want of a Sovereign : Metapolitics and the Populist Formation of the Alt-Right

    Author : Karl Ekeman; Mats Rosengren; Maria Karlsson; Yannis Stavrakakis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; populism; post-politics; metapolitics; Alt-Right; Ernesto Laclau; discourse theory; post-foundationalism; masculinity; humor; laughter; memes; Trump; rhetoric; Rhetoric; Retorik;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the politico-rhetorical dynamics around the 2016 US presidential election through the lens of the Alt-Right, not as a movement but as a signifier in broader political struggles to shape the political space of representation. It employs Ernesto Laclau’s post-foundationalist theory of populism to challenge the conventional perspectives that the Alt-Right was an extension of a radical right-wing movement or ideology. READ MORE

  4. 2. Securing Judgement : Rethinking Security and Online Information Threats

    Author : Hedvig Ördén; Hans Agné; Sharon Rider; Stefan Borg; Magnus Ekengren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; security studies; critical security studies; cyber security; disinformation; Arendt; post-foundationalism; political theory; EU security policy; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The contemporary debate in democracies routinely describes online information threats such as misinformation, disinformation and deception as security-issues in need of urgent attention. Despite this pervasive discourse, policymakers often appear incapable of articulating what security means in this context. READ MORE