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Based on an analysis of UKIP’s discourse on the EU, particularly that of leader Nigel Farage, this paper argues that the party depicts the EU in dystopian terms; in particular it compares it to dystopian narratives such as Orwell’s 1984, totalitarian communist regimes, Nazi Germany and ‘failed states’ such as North Korea.

The European Union as a Totalitarian Nightmare: Dystopian Visions in the Discourse of the UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Based on an analysis of UKIP’s discourse on the EU, particularly that of leader Nigel Farage, this paper argues that the party depicts the EU in dystopian...

The European Union as a Totalitarian Nightmare: Dystopian Visions in the Discourse of the UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 158 - 165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0020

Keywords
UKIP, EU, discourse, dystopia, utopia

© 2016 Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The European Union as a Totalitarian Nightmare: Dystopian Visions in the Discourse of the UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 158 - 165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0020

KeywordsUKIP, EU, discourse, dystopia, utopia

© 2016 Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
UKIP, EU, discourse, dystopia, utopia