Articles by Shaun Docherty

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British Politics
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
Defeating Apathy and Alienation in Scotland: True Victors of the Scottish Referendum
By Shaun Docherty
At 7am in the morning after the Referendum on Scottish Independence, a triumphant David Cameron stood on the steps of number 10 Downing Street and announced to the world that the Scottish people had, with 55% of the electorate voting No, comprehensively... Read Article »
Scottish Referendum Neoliberalism Scotland United Kingdom British Politics Political Economy
Political Economy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 11
Globalization, Inequality, and the Concentration of Wealth in the UK
By Shaun Docherty
An article in The Guardian last month reported on the extreme and increasing levels of wealth inequality that exist in Britain today.[1] The story cited an Oxfam report that highlighted the opulent existence of Britain’s richest family, the... Read Article »
Income Inequality Income Distribution Political Economy Wealth Globalization Capitalism
Mass Communication
2015, Vol. 7 No. 06
Media Discourse During the Financial Crisis: An Inquiry into the Nature of the Contemporary "Fourth Estate"
By Shaun Docherty
The concept of a “fourth estate” was first articulated by John Declare, editor of The Times in an article published in 1853. He believed the press had a crucial role to play in British society’s transformation into a representative... Read Article »
Political Economy Communications Financial Crisis Mass Communication News Media Neoliberalism Democracy
Political Philosophy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 05
The Source and Nature of Power: Comparing "Noumenal" and "Structural" Power According to Forst and Strange
By Shaun Docherty
Their protest challenged the paradigm of power as it existed at the time, specifically by revealing the limitations of the state's ability to exercise its will even in a situation where the state wielded seemingly absolute authority.[1] Power, as... Read Article »
Philosophy Political Philosophy International Relations Power Authority Noumenal Power Structural Power
Communication
2015, Vol. 7 No. 02
The Contemporary Global Public Sphere as Reincarnation of Habermas' Bourgeois Society
By Shaun Docherty
Our contemporary global public sphere is made up of a tiny proportion of the world’s population. Affluent, exclusive, and concerned only with perpetuating its own economic advancement, this contemporary global public sphere is an anachronism... Read Article »
Habermas Political Philosophy Public Sphere Political Economy Economic History Bourgeois Capitalism

Shaun Docherty graduated in 2014 with a Masters degree in Political Strategy and Communications from University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies in Brussels, Belgium.

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