Abstract
This study uses a governmentality approach to examine poverty and welfare media discourse as a complex aggregate of a wide variety of knowledge and political rationalities aimed at governing citizens. A discourse analysis of newspaper articles about poverty from 1994 to 2013 was conducted. Five discursive strategies and four oppositional claims were found in the 20-year sample period. The findings illustrate the relationship between neoliberalism and governmental strategies in poverty discourse.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 55-78 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2020 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Administration
User-Defined Keywords
- Governmentality
- Media discourse
- Neoliberalism
- Poverty
- Welfare
