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The financial crisis in discourse: banks, financial markets and political responses
[working paper]
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Universität Münster, FB Erziehungswissenschaft und Sozialwissenschaften, Institut für Politikwissenschaft
Abstract "The financial crisis led to an enormous economic downturn as well as dramatic increases in
unemployment, insolvencies and public debt. Simultaneously, it revealed fundamental
weaknesses of the current functioning of financial markets, if not global economic relations as
such. Why, then, has the fin... view more
"The financial crisis led to an enormous economic downturn as well as dramatic increases in
unemployment, insolvencies and public debt. Simultaneously, it revealed fundamental
weaknesses of the current functioning of financial markets, if not global economic relations as
such. Why, then, has the financial crisis not led to a more fundamental questioning of the
politico‐economic system and broader political change? In this paper, we aim to find an
answer to this question by analyzing the construction of the financial crisis in German public
discourse. We show that this construction is characterized by drama and perplexity, normative
incoherence, and a lack of access for political alternatives. These findings, in turn, provide an
important basis for understanding the political handling of the financial crisis in Germany." [author's abstract]... view less
Keywords
financial market; newspaper; discourse; Federal Republic of Germany; political system; rhetoric; language usage; financial crisis; content analysis; fiscal policy; reporting
Classification
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Method
documentation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Münster
Page/Pages
41 p.
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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