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US 2016 elections

In depth analyses of the 2016 presedential campaign

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The Editors
04/02/2016

The 2016 electoral campaign causes - as always - a non-stop flow of comments, opinions and reportings. Diggit magazine does not cover the campaign minute -per-minute, but delivers in-depth analyses of the campaigns.  No news, but research that provides people with insight in the political battle.

Trumpism

Trump L’oeuil

Article
Michael Silverstein
05/02/2017
12 minutes to read

Mr. Trump continued to induce that “fired-up-and-ready-to-go” feeling, as had both then-Senator Obama in 2008 and Senator Sanders in the primaries.  And, according to Michael Silverstein, that made all the difference.

Donald J. Trump: The maverick

Article
Lindsay Lo-A-Njoe
14/11/2016
8 minutes to read

Donald Trump's message helped him win the 2016 presidential election. However, could the opponents' counter-messages have helped support his own? This paper analyzes the complex construction of Trump's message that propelled him into presidency. 

Donald Trump online

Paper
Asya Krusteva
13/11/2016
10 minutes to read

Donald Trump knows very well that mediated visibility can be used as a political instrument and weapon. So instead of trying to control this mediated visibility, he uses mediated controversy as his strategy.

Trump: het einde van het propagandamodel

Article
Jan Blommaert
10/11/2016
4 minutes to read

De verkiezing van Trump toont nogmaals aan hoe onze politieke analysemodellen de feiten achterna hollen.

How did Trump get this far?

Article
Ico Maly
05/10/2016
12 minutes to read

In this third and last article on Trump's message, Ico Maly analyzes a Facebook-Live video featuring Trump speaking to the crowds at a Rally in Jackson, Mississippi. 

Trump, the celebrity-businessman and vox populism

Article
Ico Maly
05/10/2016
11 minutes to read

In this second article on Trump's message, Ico Maly analyzes Donald Trump's "bragging-message machine". Winning elections is not about how well informed or intelligent a candidate is, it’s about ‘Message’.

Donald Trump American President?

Is Donald Trump a 'dangerous clown'?

Article
Ico Maly
05/10/2016
9 minutes to read

In this first article on "Trump's Message", Ico Maly analyzes the negative messaging of the adversaries of Donald Trump.  He argues that the framing of Trump as a clown makes us blind to the power of his message.

PMURT | TRUMP

Working paper
Kevin Doyle
03/10/2016

Kevin Doyle watched Trump's entire rally in Jacksonville. And he read all the posts of Trump's critics. He concludes that Trump is immune, even more: that the critiques makes him thrive.  

Reggaefans verbijsterd

Article
Jenny-Louise Van Der Aa
30/09/2016
3 minutes to read

De populaire reggaezangeres Etana steunt Donald Trump openlijk in zijn race voor het Amerikaanse presidentschap. Reggaefans blijven stomverbaasd achter.

Lindsey Graham #ReadyToLead

Why Lindsey Graham is the Defeated Commander

Paper
Lovise Neess
30/09/2016
21 minutes to read

Explaining political failure is as relevant as explaining political success.This analysis explores why Lindsey Graham's political message did not succeed in capturing the electorate in the campaign for the Republican presidential primaries.

Martin O'Malley who?

Martin O'Malley, who?

Article
Gitta Camfferman
29/08/2016
17 minutes to read

Martin O'Malley was, next to Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, the third Democratic candidate in the 2016 US elections. This paper explains why you probably never heard of him.

Ben Carson tweets '#IamaChristian' right after the Oregon shooting on October 2nd 2015.

Ben Carson's #IamaChristian

Paper
Suleika Gommers
29/08/2016
20 minutes to read

Carsons tweet 'I AM A CHRISTIAN ’  went viral right after the college shooting near Roseburg, Oregon, killing nine people. This paper give insight on the person Ben Carson, what made him tweet these words.  

Making Socialism 'Cool' Again

Paper
Jenske Vermeulen
29/08/2016
15 minutes to read

Bernie Sanders labels himself as a democratic socialist. In America, this normally means you stay stuck in the margins. Contrary to that assumption, Sanders mobilized millions.