Institute for Research in Social Communication SAS
Topic
Constructing intergroup solidarity in public discourse
PhD. program
Health psychology
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Barbara Lášticová, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
Annotation
Consultant: Mgr. Xenia Daniela Poslon, PhD.
The aim of this dissertation is to explore how citizens perceive social norms communicated in political discourse in relation to solidarity with disadvantaged groups in society. The research will use qualitative approach, combining political discourse analysis and focus groups. The aim will be to identify key discursive ressources shaping perceptions of solidarity, and also to explore whether and how participants reflect on the dynamics of social norms over time. The analysis of political discourse will focus on representations of refugees from Ukraine, Roma, or LGBTQ+ people in the discourses of public authorities, paying particular attention to critical events that have influenced these narratives. Focus groups will look at how individuals reflect political discourse in their constructions of disadvantaged groups and intergroup solidarity, taking into account individual factors such as the value orientations of male and female participants. The thesis will be carried out within the project APVV 23-0119.
The aim of this dissertation is to explore how citizens perceive social norms communicated in political discourse in relation to solidarity with disadvantaged groups in society. The research will use qualitative approach, combining political discourse analysis and focus groups. The aim will be to identify key discursive ressources shaping perceptions of solidarity, and also to explore whether and how participants reflect on the dynamics of social norms over time. The analysis of political discourse will focus on representations of refugees from Ukraine, Roma, or LGBTQ+ people in the discourses of public authorities, paying particular attention to critical events that have influenced these narratives. Focus groups will look at how individuals reflect political discourse in their constructions of disadvantaged groups and intergroup solidarity, taking into account individual factors such as the value orientations of male and female participants. The thesis will be carried out within the project APVV 23-0119.