The language of power
A content analysis of presidential addresses in North America and the Former Soviet Union, 1993-2012
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anton Oleinik (0000-0002-5229-1052, Memorial University of Newfoundland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2015 |
| Issue | 236 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2015-0026 |
| OpenAlex | W2282546739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
The article applies political discourse analysis to presidential speeches in four countries. A qualitative and quantitative content analysis of 71 annual addresses delivered by the political leaders of the United States, Canada, Russia and Kazakhstan over the 20-year period since the fall of the Soviet Union is used to test the hypothesis of convergence between their institutional systems. The study shows that there are some tendencies toward negative convergence. Political leaders tend to place similar relative emphasis on such issues as power, trust, liberalism and the market, among others. Two elements of the context, namely the events of September 11, 2001 and the October 2008 financial crisis, served to strengthen the negative convergence
Content analysis · Economic growth · Economic history · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Liberalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Social science · Sociology · Soviet union · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |