
Ov Cristian Norocel
Forskarutbildningsansvarig | Docent | Universitetslektor

Romania is a family and it needs a strict father : Conceptual metaphors at work in radical right populist discourses
Författare
Summary, in English
Investigating Romanian radical right populism, I evidence the gendered nature of conceptual metaphors and provide insights on the specific masculinities that they underpin in such political discourses. With the 2004 presidential elections as a backdrop, the analysis focuses on how the radical right populist candidates articulated in their discourses the conceptual metaphor of the "strict father." At first, the theoretical standpoints on conceptual metaphors are corroborated with the conceptualization of populist charismatic leadership. Subsequently, a gendered perspective is added to the populist conceptualizations. The leaders' self-representation as messianic fathers of the national family is evidenced by investigating their discursive appeals to protect, discipline and punish the people. Furthermore, I elaborate how conceptual metaphors may be employed to consolidate a position of uncontested leadership and moral superiority of the radical right populist leaders.
Publiceringsår
2010-08-05
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
705-721
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Nationalities Papers
Volym
38
Issue
5
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Cambridge University Press
Ämne
- Gender Studies
- Political Science (excluding Peace and Conflict Studies)
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Anthropology, Demography and Criminology)
Nyckelord
- Conceptual metaphor
- Masculinities
- Radical right populism
- Romania
- Strict father
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0090-5992