Temple, L., Grasso, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-6911-2241, Buraczynska, B. et al. (2 more authors) (2016) Neoliberal Narrative in Times of Economic Crisis: A Political Claims Analysis of the UK Press, 2007-2014. Politics and Policy, 44 (3). pp. 553-576. ISSN 1555-5623
Abstract
Using political claims analysis on 1,000 articles from five national newspapers (Daily Mail, The Sun, The Times, The Guardian and Daily Mirror), this article demonstrates that press coverage of the financial crisis, recession, and austerity in the UK between 2007-2014 drew heavily on a neoliberal discourse. Political, market, and civil society actors discussed the impact of hard times on people using a reductionist neoliberal narrative, framing people as “economic actors” and consistently underplaying any social or political traits. By examining communicative, rather than coordinative, discourse this research expands the focus of previous studies which have examined the embeddedness of ideology in society, and highlights potential links to studies of citizen participation and mobilization.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Policy Studies Organization. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Politics & Policy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Political Claims Analysis; Financial Crisis; Neoliberalism; Newspaper Coverage; Media; Hard Times; Neoliberal Narrative; Communicative Discourse; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; Press Coverage; UK Press; Recession; Austerity Policies; Ideology and Society; Citizen Participation; Mobilization; Great Recession; Economic Crisis; Neo-Liberalism; Economic Actors |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION - FP6/FP7 LIVEWHAT 613237 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2016 09:06 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jun 2018 00:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/polp.12161 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/polp.12161 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:97110 |