#election2016

Trump, Europa en de hedendaagse antiverlichting

Column

Ico Maly

05/02/2017

4 minutes to read

Trump is geen uniek Amerikaans gegeven; hij is een symptoom van een zieke democratische wereld. Het is aan ons om te beslissen of we de democratie zullen verkwanselen of versterken.

Donald J. Trump: The maverick

Article

Lindsay Lo-A-Njoe

Bram van den Hoven

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

Kiki Bathoorn

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.

How media formats shaped Trump's message

Article

Federico Tosi

11/11/2016

10 minutes to read

This article analyzes the way in which media shapes Donald Trump’s message and discourse, especially highlighting the importance of the length of the appearances, as they differ depending on the particular message the candidate is promoting.

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’.

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.