Arktis Rusijos politiniame diskurse: V. Putino naratyvo dekonstravimas 2012-2018 m. laikotarpiu
Research object is the official website of the President of Russia (www.en.kremlin.ru), containing all the political statements of V. Putin during the period of 05 2012 – 04 2018. The framing of the Arctic in the official statements of Russian political actors has been analyzed in a fairly narrow pe...
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| Format: | Bachelor Thesis |
| Language: | Lithuanian English |
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Institutional Repository of Vilnius University
2018
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| Online Access: | https://repository.vu.lt/VU:ELABAETD29825039&prefLang=en_US |
| Summary: | Research object is the official website of the President of Russia (www.en.kremlin.ru), containing all the political statements of V. Putin during the period of 05 2012 – 04 2018. The framing of the Arctic in the official statements of Russian political actors has been analyzed in a fairly narrow period (2008–2015) and mainly concentrated on the analysis of the media. With rising rivalry between the countries interested in the Arctic affairs, the question of the Arctic narrative has become more meaningful. The aim is to analyze how the narrative of Arctic is being created and framed by Putin in his political statements in his third presidential term. Five tasks were set: analyze the narrative, positioning and framing theories; examine Russia’s historical Arctic narratives and frameworks they are consisted with; by applying content analysis method, identify key categories of the Arctic narrative founded in the political statements of Putin; distinguish between framing measures, assessing how the Russian – Arctic relationship is positioned; evaluate how the Arctic narrative was formed during third Putin's term while identifying historical continuity of narrative creation. The main findings of this study are the following. Russia develops the image of the Arctic protector, which in turn makes it possible to take the leading position. Putin emphasizes Arctic as particularly vulnerable region and seeks to consolidate Russia as the country most concerned Arctic’s security. It results in an unprecedented militarization, which becomes the justification for Russia's defensive position. The argument is reinforced by the ideas to protect region's environment, national interests and to manage the insecurity threatened by other states. The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is also used as a motive for strengthening the country's military power in the Arctic. Russia’s development of NSR highlights a certain paradox. Putin positions himself as a defender of the Russian Arctic by arguing the damage caused by the ... |
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