The Discourse of La Nación Newspaper about the Political Participation of Young People in Costa Rica (2009-2014)

The Discourse of La Nación Newspaper about the Political Participation of Young People in Costa Rica (2009-2014)

Authors

  • José Andrés Díaz González Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v6i2.1482

Keywords:

Discourse analysis, political participation, youth, media, Costa Rica

Abstract

This paper tries to determine the images of the young people that are shown in the articles published in La Nación. For this purpose newspaper articles concerning four different situations were collected. The situations chosen for this study were: the marches of May 1st (2009-2014), Movement for "Photocopying Act" (2012), the implementation of sex education in public high schools (2013) and the national election process (2013-2014). The analysis of the articles led to the visualization of differences in La Nación's discourse regarding the participation of young people. Different discourses found depend on the space -institutionalized or not institutionalized -in which young people participation occurs. The paper also tries to identify adult-centered elements present in the discourse of this newspaper.

Author Biography

José Andrés Díaz González, Universidad de Costa Rica

Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y Mágister en Historia. Investigador del Instituto de Estudios Sociales en Población (IDESPO) de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) y docente de la Escuela de Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR).

Published

2016-06-28

How to Cite

Díaz González, José Andrés. 2016. “The Discourse of La Nación Newspaper about the Political Participation of Young People in Costa Rica (2009-2014)”. Revista Rupturas 6 (2):301-28. https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v6i2.1482.

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