Patriotism and the Spanish territorial crisis in the discourse of Podemos
This article aims to study, in an integrated way, how the Spanish party Podemos deals with the concepts of patriotism and nationalism in the sphere of the political discourse. The study examines what place in terms of cognitive linguistics the concepts of “homeland”, “patriotism”, “patriot”, “State”...
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| Language: | Russian |
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Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Ибероамериканские тетради |
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| Online Access: | https://www.iberpapers.org/jour/article/view/354 |
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| Summary: | This article aims to study, in an integrated way, how the Spanish party Podemos deals with the concepts of patriotism and nationalism in the sphere of the political discourse. The study examines what place in terms of cognitive linguistics the concepts of “homeland”, “patriotism”, “patriot”, “State”, “national flag” occupy in the rhetoric of the present political institution. The analysis reveals how the party has dealt with the problem of the Catalan independence movement applying the discursive theory and highlights the weaknesses of the Podemos communication strategy in this regard. The study is conducted on the basis of remarks made by the leaders of Podemos in Parliament, articles of relevance, as well as tweets issued by party spokesmen from 2014 to the beginning of 2018. The research methodology includes the discursive approach, the method of content analysis, the analysis of frames.The investigation comes to the conclusion that Podemos develops a unique interpretation of the phenomenon “patriotism” in the Spanish social and cultural context. Podemos has been the first to connect the concept of “patriotism” with the possibility that citizens can take advantage of civil liberties and public service of their country. |
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| ISSN: | 2409-3416 2658-5219 |