CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Natividad, Sarah Sophia Ann |
|---|---|
| Title | NEGOTIATING HEGEMONY: A Poststructuralist Analysis of Philippine Diplomatic Discourse on the Coalition of the Willing and the War on Terror (2001-2004) |
| Summary | Drawing from Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s hegemony-centered theory of discourse, this thesis analyzes Philippine diplomatic speeches surrounding the country’s participation in the coalition of the willing and the Iraq War. To establish the war on terror as a hegemonic project, a historical framework foregrounds the Philippine discourse analysis by examining the U.S. empire and imperialism as a power structure. This discussion underscores the discursive construction of the U.S. empire as a persisting and adaptive hegemonic project. Philippine diplomatic speeches discussing the coalition and war on terror are then placed under the poststructuralist analytical lens to identify prominent nodal points, constructions of identity, and hegemonic articulations. Ultimately, the analysis submits that Philippine diplomacy used discursive strategies as a means to negotiate the meaning of the coalition. Amid the struggles of power and identity shaping post-9/11 world politics, Philippines diplomatic discourse sought to negotiate the country’s own amending clauses of meaning in the construction of a U.S.-defined hegemonic order and “Self.” |
| Supervisor | Fetzer, Thomas |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/natividad_sarah.pdf |
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