CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Shustova, Tatiana Alekseevna |
|---|---|
| Title | A positioning of Russia through the lens of citizenship. Awarding fast-track citizenship grants to the world-famous celebrities. |
| Summary | Russia, starting from 2013 has awarded Russian citizenship to several world-famous celebrities and thus reconfiguring its political membership. This thesis investigates this phenomenon and tries to answer the following questions why the Russian government grants citizenship to those with international fame, what these acts of granting citizenship might symbolize and what tools and techniques the Russian government used for portraying Russian citizenship. In order to explore these acts of granting citizenship and to understand Russia's motives behind it, this thesis will conduct a critical discourse analysis study. The study conducted suggests that the Russian government utilized citizenship for internal political purposes to rebrand its image as a great powerful nation on the world stage. The study also argues that Russia used nationalist discourses and public diplomacy tools while portraying its citizenship. The Russian case, therefore, shifts the focus of citizenship from the ideal of national identity and belonging to the public diplomacy or branding tool. |
| Supervisor | Szabolcs Pogonyi |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/shustova_tatiana.pdf |
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