The Germans as a Threat to ‘Us’? The Use of History and Othering of Germans in the Speeches of the Czech President Miloš Zeman

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110729740-007" target="_blank" >10.1515/9783110729740-007</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Germans as a Threat to ‘Us’? The Use of History and Othering of Germans in the Speeches of the Czech President Miloš Zeman

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The text contributes to discussion on political populism and creation of ‘the Others’ through populist strategies. ‘The Others’ in whose opposition the Czech nation has been defining itself for at least last two centuries are mainly the Germans. This study focuses on the Czech President Miloš Zeman who can serve as an example of a populist, and raises the following question: Does Zeman populistically create a construct of Germany and the Germans as ‘the Others’ and a source of threat to the Czech people? In such case, does he do so based on historical references or based on references to current German politics? The analysis is designed as a CAQDAS of the empirical corpus consisting of all Zeman’s text production. The analysis shows that although Zeman perceives Germany historically as a source of threat to the Czech people, he pays his attention mainly to the activities of modern Germany, above all to the immigration policy of Angela Merkel. In this regard, Zeman’s rhetoric is strictly populist. The analysis points out the discursive power of the topic of Islam and migration, and their effect on politics in a country with almost no Muslims and migrants.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Germans as a Threat to ‘Us’? The Use of History and Othering of Germans in the Speeches of the Czech President Miloš Zeman

Popis výsledku anglicky

The text contributes to discussion on political populism and creation of ‘the Others’ through populist strategies. ‘The Others’ in whose opposition the Czech nation has been defining itself for at least last two centuries are mainly the Germans. This study focuses on the Czech President Miloš Zeman who can serve as an example of a populist, and raises the following question: Does Zeman populistically create a construct of Germany and the Germans as ‘the Others’ and a source of threat to the Czech people? In such case, does he do so based on historical references or based on references to current German politics? The analysis is designed as a CAQDAS of the empirical corpus consisting of all Zeman’s text production. The analysis shows that although Zeman perceives Germany historically as a source of threat to the Czech people, he pays his attention mainly to the activities of modern Germany, above all to the immigration policy of Angela Merkel. In this regard, Zeman’s rhetoric is strictly populist. The analysis points out the discursive power of the topic of Islam and migration, and their effect on politics in a country with almost no Muslims and migrants.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-08605S" target="_blank" >GA18-08605S: Instrumentální politizace dějin jako legitimizační nástroj politických režimů</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Nationalism and Populism. Expressions of Fear or Political Strategies?

ISBN

978-3-11-073127-9

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

135-156

Počet stran knihy

301

Název nakladatele

De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Místo vydání

Berlin/Boston

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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