Date of Award
2010
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Master's Paper
Degree Awarded
Master of Arts (MA)
Program
Communication
Department
Communication
College
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Faculty Advisor
Meister, Mark
Description
This study examined the text of a speech by Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister, Kingdom of Sweden, in Stockholm on December 19, 2006. Analyzed through the prism of Lloyd Bitzer's (1968) "rhetorical situation" theory, a discourse of re-identification appears as a means to re-establish Swedish relevance and influence in the continent. The elements of exigence, audience, and constraints were analyzed in relation to the text, and emergent discursive themes discussed. A discussion of the inherent limitations and implications was also offered.
Recommended Citation
Carlson, Chris John, "Carl Bildt's Assertive Sweden: Rhetorical Exigence, New Identity, and Prominence" (2010). Communication. 86.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/communication/86
Rights
NDSU policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/33767