Discourse Analysis of the Grounds of Dissatisfaction and Protest Behaviors of the Last Two Decades (with an Emphasis on Laclau and Mouffe's Discourse Analysis Method)
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Objectives
The current research was carried out with the aim of sociologically explaining the grounds of dissatisfaction and protest behaviors in the last two decades (summer 1400-1380) in Iran, with an emphasis on protests in Khuzestan province. Methods
The research has used the discourse analysis method to achieve the above goal. The research participants are 34 knowledgeable people, local trustees and people with the ability to analyze social, cultural and political issues, managers and experts of various organizations in the field of cultural, social, political and security environment, university professors and expert experts familiar with the subject and texts. It is related to the state of dissatisfaction and protests in the last two decades. These participants were selected using theoretical sampling in the process of data collection and analysis. The data were collected using the in-depth interview method and analyzed with the help of Laclou and Mouffe's discourse analysis method through three steps (drawing the discourse space, alienating and articulating). Results
The discourse analysis of the texts revealed that the floating sign of protests and unrest in Khuzestan by highlighting the "accumulation of people's demands" as the main sign, reveals the approach of the discourse of protests and unrest in Khuzestan in the last two decades. Such highlighting is indicative of its own specific times or meanings; So that "regional inequality", "water crisis and drought", "environmental problems", "lack of good urban governance", "feeling of failure and hopelessness", "tribalism", "activism of different actors", "economy-centered", "feeling of relative deprivation" as the main moments and signifiers. They organize the articulation of the dissatisfaction discourse in the last two decades in Khuzestan. Conclusion
Discourse analysis according to Laclau and Mouffe regarding dissatisfactions in the last two decades in Khuzestan shows that the problems left over from the multitude of unresolved issues in Khuzestan province have brought the work to a boiling point, and in the meantime, a combination of people's feelings and perceptions. Khuzestan has also influenced their behavior and political action and finally, it has formed the emergence of protest behavior and the phenomenon of unrest. Based on the findings, the articulation of the ruling discourse on protest behaviors and social dissatisfactions in the last two decades has been drawn.Keywords:
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Persian
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Journal of Sociology of Social Institutions, Volume:10 Issue: 21, 2023
Pages:
235 to 277
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