This article delves into the analysis of political communication between two Croatian political leaders, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and President Zoran Milanović, through the prism of the ...infantilization of politics as part of the broader context of the infantilization of society. To achieve this, the article introduces selected theoretical theses on the infantilization of society and on how the expression of infantile (political) disgust, as a speech act, contaminates and pollutes the community. By employing Critical Discourse Analysis, the paper aims to illustrate how, in the case of these two politicians, the infantilization of politics is characterized by the replacement of political discourse with personal insults, witticism, affectation, and emotions such as disgust, occasionally intertwined with elements of narcissism. Exploring how their political discourse tends to be personalized and even celebritized, the paper shows how it further contributes to the overall infantilization of society
Rad se bavi medijskom eksponiranošću medicinskih stručnjaka, a ujedno i osoba na rukovodećim funkcijama pojedinih državnih institucija – ministra zdravstva Vilija Beroša, ravnatelja Hrvatskog zavoda ...za javno zdravstvo Krunoslava Capaka i ravnateljice Klinike za infektivne bolesti “Dr. Fran Mihaljević” Alemke Markotić – tijekom epidemije bolesti COVID-19 u Hrvatskoj. U istraživačkom fokusu je prvih nekoliko mjeseci javnog djelovanja tih liječnika u okviru Nacionalnog stožera civilne zaštite i ispred zdravstvenog sustava, pri čemu se analizom medijskog narativa nastoji ispitati utjecaj njihove komunikacije s javnošću na stupanj povjerenja koje im građani poklanjaju u doba koronakrize. Na tragu Giddensova i Luhmannova promišljanja povjerenja u kasnoj/refleksivnoj modernosti te primjena njihovih teza u području istraživanja zdravstvene skrbi raspravljaju se utvrđene oscilacije povjerenja i komunikacijski izazovi. Pritom se, uz prepoznavanje međusobne povezanosti fenomena straha, rizika i povjerenja, upozorava na metaprocese medijatizacije i celebritizacije liječničke struke u specifičnim, kriznim društveno-političkim okolnostima.
This paper deals with the media exposure of medical experts in management positions in state institutions during the COVID-19 epidemic in Croatia – the Minister of Health, Vili Beroš, the director of the Croatian Public Health Institute Krunoslav Capak and the director of the Dr. Fran Mihaljević Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Alemka Markotić. The article focuses on the first several months of their work within the National Civil Protection Headquarters and as representatives of the healthcare system. The analysis of the media narrative is an attempt to investigate the influence of their public communication on the citizens’ level of trust in them during the corona crisis. The article discusses oscillations in trust and communicative challenges identified in the analysis from the point of view of Giddens’s and Luhmann’s views of trust in late/reflexive modernity, by applying their ideas to the healthcare system. In addition to recognizing the interconnections between fear, risk and trust, the article points to the metaprocesses of mediatization and celebritization of doctors in sociopolitical crises.
This paper deals with the media exposure of medical experts in management positions in state institutions during the COVID-19 epidemic in Croatia – the Minister of Health, Vili Beroš, the director of ...the Croatian Public Health Institute Krunoslav Capak and the director of the Dr. Fran Mihaljević Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Alemka Markotić. The article focuses on the first several months of their work within the National Civil Protection Headquarters and as representatives of the healthcare system. The analysis of the media narrative is an attempt to investigate the influence of their public communication on the citizens’ level of trust in them during the corona crisis. The article discusses oscillations in trust and communicative challenges identified in the analysis from the point of view of Giddens’s and Luhmann’s views of trust in late/reflexive modernity, by applying their ideas to the healthcare system. In addition to recognizing the interconnections between fear, risk and trust, the article points to the metaprocesses of mediatization and celebritization of doctors in sociopolitical crises.
When the Croatian national team won the silver medal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, this was not only a great sporting achievement, but also one of huge political significance to the entire ...nation. The significance of this event to the Croatian people was clearly made apparent through the parade organized in Zagreb upon the national team’s return from Russia, as well as the media coverage of the team’s success.This paper deals with the discursive construction of Croatian players in various media, where they are portrayed as national heroes. It also deals with the more specific discursive construction of the national team’s coach, Zlatko Dalić, who has celebrity status within the public sphere. Players’ patriotic capital appears to have been far more interesting to the media than their deeds on the pitch. Zlatko Dalić, on the other hand, has outgrown his role as football coach due to his broad public engagement and new work arrangements.Using an analysis of media and public discourse between mid-2018 and the end of 2019, this paper will also attempt to clarify the mediatization and celebritization processes in Croatia’s sports culture. The interpretation of how professional work in football can transform into work in terms of celebrity culture with the aid of cultural intermediaries will emphasize the impact of the social and political context in Croatia.
When the Croatian national team won the silver medal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, this was not only a great sporting achievement, but also one of huge political significance to the entire ...nation. The significance of this event to the Croatian people was clearly made apparent through the parade organized in Zagreb upon the national team’s return from Russia, as well as the media coverage of the team’s success.This paper deals with the discursive construction of Croatian players in various media, where they are portrayed as national heroes. It also deals with the more specific discursive construction of the national team’s coach, Zlatko Dalić, who has celebrity status within the public sphere. Players’ patriotic capital appears to have been far more interesting to the media than their deeds on the pitch. Zlatko Dalić, on the other hand, has outgrown his role as football coach due to his broad public engagement and new work arrangements.Using an analysis of media and public discourse between mid-2018 and the end of 2019, this paper will also attempt to clarify the mediatization and celebritization processes in Croatia’s sports culture. The interpretation of how professional work in football can transform into work in terms of celebrity culture with the aid of cultural intermediaries will emphasize the impact of the social and political context in Croatia.
This article off ers an overview of theoretical arguments about the transformation of work, based on the notions of fl exibilization and precarization that have recently become prominent in academic ...and public discourse. On the one hand, a common core of arguments off ered by theorists such as Beck, Sennett and Bauman is highlighted, and, on the other, attention is drawn to interpretative defi ciencies in what can roughly be classifi ed – in line with Doogan’s reasoning – as “post-Marxist discourse”. This is done by providing empirically based insights that call into question the soundness of some of the most signifi cant claims from this corpus of literature, still dominant in the leftist academic tradition. An attempt is made to describe the transformation of work in Croatia in the (post)-transition period, starting with an overview of Croatian sociological research. The paper then presents a selection of ethnographic contributions to the fi eld, and shows that quantitative aspects of the transformation of work (and/or the labor market) may be augmented by a broad spectrum of qualitative research. It is precisely in this interplay between sociology and cultural anthropology/ethnology that a more meaningful analysis of the transformation of work in the Croatian post-transition society can be performed; an analysis that would provide a better connection between the world of work and the world of life.
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