The Post-Politics of the 2014 New Zealand General Election: A Symptomatic Discourse Analysis
Bendt, Joerg Daniel

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Bendt, J. D. (2018). The Post-Politics of the 2014 New Zealand General Election: A Symptomatic Discourse Analysis (Thesis, Master of Arts). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8192
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Abstract:
In this thesis, I submit the 2014 election campaign in Aotearoa to a logics-based discourse analysis in a post-positivist manner tracing the post-political elements of contemporary politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. For this analysis, I draw on the theoretical vernaculars of discourse theory, and capitalist realism, in addition to the usual concerns given to neoliberalisation in the study of New Zealand politics. Consequently, I argue for post-politics as a useful theoretical approach to the contemporary parliamentary politics in Aotearoa. Finally, I widen the scope of the discussion by utilising relatively recent work on bio-financialisation and on hauntology which suggest a possible opening for novel forms of politics.
Date:
2018
Advisor:
Rudd, Chris
Degree Name:
Master of Arts
Degree Discipline:
Politics
Publisher:
University of Otago
Keywords:
New Zealand Politics; Discourse Analysis; Post-Politics; Aotearoa New Zealand
Research Type:
Thesis
Languages:
English
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