Reshaping political ideologies

Towards a new common sense? A Gramscian Analysis of the Discursive Strategies of Romania's Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)

Rares Radoiu — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:14:45 +0000

Towards a new common sense? A Gramscian Analysis of the Discursive Strategies of Romania's Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Rares Radoiu Mon, 04/15/2024 - 22:14

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Rares Dimitrie

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Radoiu

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Plaiul Muntelui 16, ap. 6, Sector 1, Bucharest

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radoiurares@gmail.com

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0746454205

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The National School of Political Science and Public Administration (ROMANIA)

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Right-wing populist-nationalist parties in Europe have been challenging the established liberal order for an extended period, and the year 2024 poses numerous challenges. With the growing gap between traditional political parties and social strata, there is an urgent need for a deeper understanding of the discourse employed by right-wing populist-nationalist parties as they attempt to address this rupture. In Romania, recent polls indicate that the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) holds the third position, positioning it as the primary opposition party, as the top two parties, PSD and PNL, have formed a coalition since 2021. Originating during the 2018 referendum debate on redefining the family, AUR has grown, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, employing a discourse that incorporates nationalist, religious, and traditional family elements. This paper seeks to analyze the discursive elements employed by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, utilizing a Gramscian approach. In a year marked by European, local, general, and presidential elections, understanding how this party is shaping a new common sense to counter the existing hegemony is crucial, as the common sense plays and important role in the functioning of democracy. The paper identifies the alternative narratives proposed by AUR and examines how symbols and references to traditions are incorporated into their discourse. Common sense, as Gramsci describes it, is not a homogenous set of ideas, but rather a multitude of ideas that are constantly changing. The task of this paper is to identify the elements that form the discourses of AUR and how they form an alternative common sense.

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Women Executive Leadership and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Explaining decision making in Serbia and Germany

Corina — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:45:08 +0000

Women Executive Leadership and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Explaining decision making in Serbia and Germany Corina Tue, 04/09/2024 - 16:45

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Corina

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Baicoană

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Bucharest, Romania

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c.corinaa@yahoo.com

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+4 0787364967

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National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

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The Roles of Populism: Stability or Threat to Society?

AnaDrobot — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:49:02 +0000

The Roles of Populism: Stability or Threat to Society? AnaDrobot Thu, 04/04/2024 - 18:49

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Irina-Ana

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Drobot

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124 Lacul Tei Blvd, sector 2, Bucharest, Romania

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anadrobot@yahoo.com

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0746141649

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Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania

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The purpose of the present paper is to understand what roles Populism can have, which would explain why it is currently on the rise in the world. The appearance of populism has been related to a crisis in society, based on economic, such as unemployment (Algan et al, 2018), or political reasons, e.g. distrust in the decisions made by the elites, such as those of the European Union. At the same time, researchers such as Moffitt (2016) have considered that Populism can lead to provoking various crises. Populist leaders and parties offer an alternative to mainstream politics, and this is why they can be of various orientations, such as left or right. Populist leaders and parties can be seen as an adaptation to the individualist or subculture trends in society, since they address the needs of certain communities which are against the mainstream politics, or feel excluded by them. Society has found various means of preventing violent social rebellions under the form of allowing protests where citizens express themselves, as well as populist leaders and parties, as if to ensure stability in society. Yet, does this happen in all cases? Is Populism a means of ensuring stability in society or a means of creating itself social unrest? The paper will give examples from various countries.

Keywords: individualism, mainstream, minority, communities, values

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Towards a new common sense? A Gramscian Analysis of the Discursive Strategies of Romania's Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)

Rares Radoiu — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:47:07 +0000

Towards a new common sense? A Gramscian Analysis of the Discursive Strategies of Romania's Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Rares Radoiu Thu, 02/29/2024 - 23:47

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Rares

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Radoiu

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Plaiul Muntelui 16, ap. 1, Sector 1, Bucharest

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radoiurares@gmail.com

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0746454205

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The National School of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA)

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Exploring the Interplay between Apocalyptic and Millenarian Narratives within Populist Ideologies

Adrian Ioan Popovici — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:41:19 +0000

Exploring the Interplay between Apocalyptic and Millenarian Narratives within Populist Ideologies Adrian Ioan Popovici Thu, 02/29/2024 - 22:41

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Adrian

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Popovici

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Other

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București, România

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popovici.adrian.ioan05@gmail.com

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0757175220

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National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

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This paper delves into the intricate relationship between apocalyptic and millenarian narratives and populist ideologies and narratives. Drawing upon interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, political science, and cultural studies, this research examines how apocalyptic visions of societal collapse and millenarian hopes for a utopian future intertwine and manifest within populist discourse. Through an analysis of historical and contemporary examples, including political speeches, media representations, and online communities, this study elucidates how populist leaders and movements employ apocalyptic rhetoric to galvanize support, mobilize followers, and construct collective identities. Moreover, it investigates the ways in which apocalyptic aspirations are utilized within populist narratives to promise transformative change and mobilize grassroots activism. By scrutinizing the ideological underpinnings and rhetorical strategies employed by populist actors, this paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the intersection between apocalyptic anxieties, millenarian visions, and populist politics in contemporary society. Additionally, it sheds light on the implications of these narratives for democratic governance, social cohesion, and political participation, offering insights into the dynamics of power, authority, and resistance within populist movements.

Keywords: Apocalyptic narratives, Millenarianism, Populist ideologies, Political discourse, Social movements, Rhetoric

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Women Executive Leadership and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Explaining decision making in Serbia and Germany

Corina — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:33:33 +0000

Women Executive Leadership and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Explaining decision making in Serbia and Germany Corina Sun, 02/25/2024 - 12:33

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Corina-Adriana

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Baicoană

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Other

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Bucharest, Romania

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c.corinaa@yahoo.com

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+40 787364967

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National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

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This paper tackles the question of how women leaders in executive positions have tackled the debut of the COVID-19 pandemic (March-July 2020). For granularity I will restrict the analysis to two particular cases, Sebia (Prime Minister Ana Brnabić) and Germany (ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel), but the conclusions can be tested in future crisis situations. Drawing on analyses of the measures implemented and the political discourses/interviews of the two leaders related to the pandemic I will describe and evaluate their decision making strategies. Subsequently I will analyze how the context/ specificity of the significantly different socio-political characteristics of the two states interfere with the leader’s decision and meaning making process. In order to do this I will also use and analyze data provided by the Varieties of Democracy Institute. The final results show different approaches for Brnabić (failed to successfully fulfill the roles expected of leaders in crisis situations) and Merkel (resembles the leader “prototype” in times of crisis). However, among other factors, I take into consideration that the state of the regime in Serbia (tendencies of democratic backsliding) can be held accountable for Brnabić’s poor performance as a leader in crisis.

Key Words: Serbia, Germany, women leadership, COVID-19, political discourse

Dumitru Popescu on Romanian national-communism and the post-communist transition

eugen.gabor — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:09:48 +0000

Dumitru Popescu on Romanian national-communism and the post-communist transition eugen.gabor Mon, 02/12/2024 - 09:09

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Emanuel

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Copilaș

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Timișoara

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emanuel.copilas@e-uvt.ro

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West University of Timișoara

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Miroslav Stanici, Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara

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Abstract

As main ideologue of the Ceaușescu regime during the 1970s and a key public figure throughout its entire existence, Dumitru Popescu’s reflections on Romanian national-communism, a local brand of national-communism that he foremost helped create in the first place, are not to be overlooked. Neither are his analyses on the post-communist transition. So far, Popescu’s political thought was not systematically investigated within scientific endeavors. Moreover, it tended to be overlooked or, best case scenario, considered a sort of appendix of his impressive body of literary works and journals. The main stake of this article is to present and critically discuss how Popescu’s national-communism evolved during the 1970s and 1980s and how it endured and recalibrated itself in the first decades after the 1989 anticommunist revolution within a new ideological framework, that of overtly predatory capitalism bent on primitive accumulation despite all costs. It does so by analyzing Popescu’s ideas of personality cult, social class and youth, all of them representative for the official socialist discourse. Interestingly enough, youth can be interpreted, in Popescu’s political thought, as a form of incipient civil society. However, after 1989, this insight is gradually abandoned, as the capitalist transition with its anticommunist and pro-market ideology become dominant.

Key-words: ideology, national-communism, transition, capitalism, civil society.

Totem and Taboo: Religious Features of the British Public Support for Monarchy

brindusa_palade — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:36:27 +0000

Totem and Taboo: Religious Features of the British Public Support for Monarchy brindusa_palade Wed, 01/24/2024 - 16:36

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Brindusa

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Palade

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National School of Political and Administrative Studies
Bd Expozitiei 30A Bucharest 012244

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btpalade@gmail.com

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0730078689

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National School of Political and Administrative Studies

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Abstract

As Christopher Hitchens remarked in his book about the British monarchy, the cult of the Windsor family, with its periodic rituals and the fetishizing of the most senior royals resembles a secular religion. The British monarchy is surrounded by secrecy, as many actions of the sovereign and senior royals, including those having a public or political impact are not transparent, nor are most records from the royal archives available to the public or to historians. This paper will first examine the religious features of the public support for the British monarchy. Then, it will advance a hypothetical explanation of the enduring nature of this institution through its mysterious/religious nature. It will also consider the fact that in recent decades the image of the Windsor family has been harmed by numerous scandals related to adultery, divorce, sexual abuse and even racism. Notwithstanding this ignominious behavior, the royal mystique has been preserved with the aid of a press that seems profitably interested in rousing public devotion to the monarch and in demonizing scapegoats. The pro-establishment media, including the tabloids that combine the sacred with the profane, is thus similar to a secular clergy. Republican dissenters who advocate the abolition of monarchy play the role of heretics. They are often persecuted, arrested and derided. There is also the "religiously indifferent" population that is uninterested in the Royal Family. British "public religion" is thus a peculiar kind of pre-modern cult that strangely survived the Enlightenment and the challenges of liberal democracy. Such values are promoted within civil society especially by the British pressure group Republic, whose campaign for changing the form of government has gained more visibility and support in recent years.

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The Roles of Populism: Stability or Threat to Society?

AnaDrobot — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 19:44:07 +0000

The Roles of Populism: Stability or Threat to Society? AnaDrobot Mon, 01/01/2024 - 21:44

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Irina-Ana

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Drobot

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Dr.

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Bulevardul Lacul Tei 124, București 020396

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anadrobot@yahoo.com

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0746141649

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Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages, Department of Foreign Languages and Communication

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Does Political Ideologies still shape social imaginaries?

Luís Lóia — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:21:08 +0000

Does Political Ideologies still shape social imaginaries? Luís Lóia Mon, 04/10/2023 - 21:21

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Luís

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Lóia

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Prof.

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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Faculdade de Ciências Humanas
Palma de Cima
1649-023
Lisboa

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luisloia@ucp.pt

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919502777

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Universidade Católica Portuguesa

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Political Ideologies are under debate since they were formed in social history, and to understand modern political life we must still pay attention to them. If Political Ideologies seems to be the major type of representation that people have to move themselves in political spectrum, I intend to demonstrate that we are witnessing their weakness to provide the needed meaning and to understand our political choices.

Dealing with this problematic view, could be helpful to recover the category of social imaginary to enlighten a more adequate comprehension of the phenomenon. Our thesis is that our social imaginary is becoming increasingly fragmented due to the lack of meaning that Political Ideologies once had but it is no longer recognizable in our daily political choices. On the other hand, the cosmopolitical appeal of globalisation does not yet provide a global social imaginary that could be recognizable beyond the scope of a post-ideology era, and, as so, presented itself as fragmented as the former. New social imaginaries are needed to overcome this fragmentation.

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