Articulation as a Site of Discursive Struggle: Globalization and Nationalism in an Indian Media Debate

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Department

Communication

Abstract

This article uses the theory of articulation to analyze the debate surrounding the decision by the Government of India to open up the Indian print media to foreign investment. The decision was preceded and followed by intense wrangling within the pages of the very newspapers that were to be affected by it, thus resulting in a contentious debate around the move. Using the theory of articulation to explore the mechanism of discursive power exercised by each side within the debate the paper argues that each side articulated the same four themes with culturally specific meanings to shape the government’s decision in their favor. This exploration seeks to emphasize the discursive dimension of globalization as a key site where power struggles are played out and consensus about policy choices is created.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

ISSN

0196-8599

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