HOW TO MONITOR XENOPHOBIC POLITICAL DISCOURSES? AN INTERPRETATIVE FRAMEWORK
Friday, April 26th, 2013
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 26, 2013 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | External Event, Room 3130 Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George St. |
Description
After overviewing the current discursive context in Europe, the main purpose of this lecture is to propose a theoretical framework (discourse as politics) and a heuristic model to monitor xenophobic discourses. With the construction of this tool and its application the objective is to identify and counter whatever tendency of political parties of radicalizing their position towards xenophobia and racism. This is an especially urgent democratic task to do in times of crisis, which is a favorable context for such re-active discourses. This is a first dissemination project financed by Open Society Foundation to counter xenephobia.
His main lines of research deal with contemporary issues of liberal democracy in contexts of diversity, especially the relationship between democracy, citizenship and immigration. More information about his research: http://dcpis.upf.edu/~ricard-zapata/
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