ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to explore the representation of participants of the canceled Basic Income Pilot in Ontario, Canada. Applying social actor representation analysis and the Discourse-Historical Approach of Critical Discourse Analysis, we examined news articles and government Hansard records about the canceled Ontario Basic Income Pilot in 2018. A number of myths about poverty emerged in our analysis (e.g., “people are lazy, unmotivated, and need incentives to work”; “poor people are mentally ill and drug addicted”). We challenge the veracity of these myths, showing how they perpetuate an individual explanation of poverty, and are deeply flawed.

摘要

本研究的目的是探索加拿大安大略省被取消的基本收入试点的参与者的代表性。应用社会行动者表征分析和批判性话语分析的话语-历史方法，我们检查了有关 2018 年安大略省基本收入试点被取消的新闻文章和政府议事录记录。我们的分析中出现了一些关于贫困的神话（例如，“人们懒惰，没有动力，需要激励才能工作”；“穷人有精神病和毒瘾”）。我们挑战这些神话的真实性，展示它们如何使个人对贫困的解释永久化，并且存在严重缺陷。