Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T18:10:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Diogenes Jose Pasqualini.pdf: 2280193 bytes, checksum: 304a1d8389dda4bd15f2fd2abe98cf6d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-02 / The current mayor of Sao Paulo, Gilberto Kassab, was elected deputy mayor in José Serra's government in 2004. When Serra left office to become Governor of the State of São Paulo, he assumed command of the administrative municipality. He gained notoriety by presenting a controversial proposal, which became a law in São Paulo, law n. 14.233 of 2006. It became known as "Clean City Law", and determines the use of the urban landscape in the county. Upon gaining a place and providing guidelines for the media, the "Clean City Project," he gained prominence in the media, and political force, and as a politician with a modest political career, (he had been a city councilman and deputy), he went on to be elected mayor of the largest city in Latin America. He won the elections in 2008 by defeating the two candidates who were considered, up until that time, more "experienced" in politics: former Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and the former mayor of São Paulo, Marta Suplicy. The hypothesis argued here is that this Law gave rise to the political marketing strategy used in the election of Gilberto Kassab for the post of Mayor of Sao Paulo. The proposed "clean the city" of its visible pollution became a powerful metaphor. The cleaning concept embodied the ideal city to live in, free of problems, more humane, safe, an orderly city, free of its ills. To investigate the effect of this Law and its effect on voters the metaphorical theory Corpomídia will be used (Katz & Greiner), which expands the understanding of the relationship between the body, through its mediation and how the massification of a proposal for cleaning captured people around an idea / O atual prefeito de São Paulo, Gilberto Kassab, foi eleito vice-prefeito na chapa de José Serra, em 2004. Quando Serra deixou o cargo, para ser governador do Estado de São Paulo, Kassab assumiu o comando administrativo do município. Ganhou notoriedade ao apresentar uma proposta polêmica, que dispõe sobre os usos da paisagem urbana no município, que foi transformada na Lei n. 14.223 de 2006 e que tornou-se conhecida como Lei Cidade Limpa . Antes de virar Lei, ainda enquanto Projeto Cidade Limpa , conseguiu pautar os meios de comunicação, fazendo com que Gilberto Kassab ganhasse destaque na mídia, força política e, de um político de carreira modesta (tinha sido vereador e deputado), conseguisse ser eleito prefeito da maior cidade da América Latina. Kassab venceu as eleições em 2008 ao derrotar dois candidatos considerados, até então, mais experientes na esfera política: o ex-governador de São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin e a ex-prefeita da capital paulista Marta Suplicy. A hipótese aqui defendida é a de que a estratégia de marketing político responsável por sua eleição foi construída a partir dessa Lei. A proposta de limpar a cidade da sua poluição visual transformou-se em uma metáfora poderosa. O conceito de limpeza corporificou a cidade ideal para se viver, livre de todos os problemas, mais humana, segura, uma cidade em ordem, limpa de seus males. Para investigar a ação dessa Lei e sua ação metafórica sobre os eleitores será empregada a Teoria Corpomídia (Katz & Greiner), que amplia o entendimento da relação entre corpo e a sua mediação com o meio e como a massificação de uma proposta de limpeza capturou as pessoas em torno de uma ideia

During Zimbabwe’s 2008 harmonised elections the country’s media laws had a direct impact on the way editorial cartoonists expressed themselves. Although the online newspapers were unregulated and the print media published under Zimbabwe’s media laws, Public Order and Security Act and Access to Information and Protection of Privacy act - the editorial cartoons from both sources show deliberate bias towards one candidate and contempt towards the main rival. The study contextualises the understanding of the editorial cartoon, as practised in an environment of freedom of speech and defined by the four categories identified by Press (1981) and Manning and Phiddian (2004), and delineates the effect of media laws on the newspaper industry in Zimbabwe. The four categories of editorial cartoons identified are descriptive editorial cartoons, laughing satirical editorial cartoons, destructive satirical editorial cartoons, and savage indignation editorial cartoons. The study reviews eight editorial cartoons, read using a semiotic framework investigating non-verbal communication, as defined and suggested by Du Plooy (1996), and a text and language grid, as suggested by Leech (1974), according to the criteria of symbols/metaphors, exaggeration/distortion, stereotypes, caricature, irony, captions, and background knowledge, as developed by Fetsko (2001). A comparative analysis of the cartoons reveals that objectives and functions of the unregulated zimonline.co.za and the regulated the Herald newspapers are the same. They constitute propagandistic representations of Zimbabwean politics that are more an extension of political ideology than they are a reflection of the country’s sociopolitical landscape.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-150) / It is increasingly becoming apparent that elections, as component parts of democratic processes, do not always guarantee a smooth transfer of power and stable democratic cultures in many contemporary polities. Whenever election outcomes are disputed, Governments of National Unity (GNU) are presented as strategic conflict prevention and resolution models. Yet, the GNU’s ability to nurture democracy in situations where it remains weak or non-existent is extremely limited. This dissertation therefore uses Zimbabwe’s case study to examine how its recent internal political turmoil had overwhelming implications for its legitimacy and democracy. Through qualitative research, the study reveals that despite partially reconciling Zimbabwe’s political protagonists, the GNU neither permanently resolved the crisis nor addressed significant related issues; thus, creating a paradox of legitimacy for the country. The dissertation concludes with recommendations for further research on matters of legitimacy in power-sharing scenarios such as Zimbabwe’s. / Political Sciences / M.A. (International politics)