Policy-making by tweets: discursive governance, populism, and Trump Presidency

被引:10
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作者
Sahin, Osman [1 ]
Johnson, Richard [2 ]
Korkut, Umut [1 ]
机构
[1] Glasgow Caledonian Univ, Glasgow Sch Business & Soc, Cowcaddens Rd, Glasgow G4 0BA, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Queen Mary Univ London, Sch Polit & Int Relat, London, England
关键词
Discursive governance; populism; the US; Donald Trump; POPULATION POLITICS; SOCIAL MEDIA; DISCOURSE; TWITTER; IDEAS; INSTITUTIONALISM;
D O I
10.1080/13569775.2021.1935009
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Experience in various countries demonstrated that populist leaders enfeeble democracy. Once elected, populist leaders concentrate power in their hands while undermining horizontal checks on their power. By drawing upon the Trump presidency in the U.S., this article reveals one of the dynamics in which populist leaders bypass institutions of horizontal checks in policy-making. It argues that populist leaders use social media platforms to disseminate discourse to convince people that a certain course of action is necessary and thereafter bypass formal institutions in policy-making. Trump used discourse first to discipline the federal bureaucracy, second to roll back Obama-era social and environmental regulations, and third to reorient the US migration policy. His discourse became pervasive thanks to his efficient use of Twitter, which allowed him to achieve political change without going through formal institutional channels.
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页码:591 / 610
页数:20
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