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Le Facteur Cheney: La Représentation De La Vice-Présidence Américaine Dans Les Téléséries UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL LE FACTEUR CHENEY: LA REPRÉSENTATION DE LA VICE-PRÉSIDENCE AMÉRICAINE DANS LES TÉLÉSÉRIES MÉMOIRE PRÉSENTÉ COMME EXIGENCE PARTIELLE DE LA MAÎTRISE EN SCIENCE POLITIQUE PAR GABRIEL THÉRIAULT AOÛT 2016 -~ UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL Service des bibliothèques Avertissement La diffusion de ce mémoire se fait dans le respect des droits de son auteur, qui a signé le formulaire Autorisation de reproduire et de diffuser un travail de recherche de cycles supérieurs (SDU-522 - Rév.1 0-2015). Cette autorisation stipule que «conformément à l'article 11 du Règlement no 8 des études de cycles supérieurs, [l'auteur] concède à l'Université du Québec à Montréal une licence non exclusive d'utilisation et de publication de la totalité ou d'une partie importante de [son] travail de recherche pour des fins pédagogiques et non commerciales. Plus précisément, [l'auteur] autorise l'Université du Québec à Montréal à reproduire, diffuser, prêter, distribuer ou vendre des copies de [son] travail de recherche à des fins non commerciales sur quelque support que ce soit, y compris l'Internet. Cette licence et cette autorisation n'entraînent pas une renonciation de [la] part [de l'auteur] à [ses] droits moraux ni à [ses] droits de propriété intellectuelle. Sauf entente contraire, [l'auteur] conserve la liberté de diffuser et de commercialiser ou non ce travail dont [il] possède un exemplaire.)) REMERCIEMENTS D'emblée, je dois souligner le support de mon directeur de mémoire, Monsieur Frédérick Gagnon. Alors que j'ai douté de mon projet à quelques moments, monsieur Gagnon y aura toujours cru et m'aura toujours poussé à me dépasser. Tous ses précieux conseils m'ont servi et je n'ai aucun doute qu'ils me serviront à l'avenir. Je veux remercier chaleureusement tous les professeur-e-s, chargé-e-s de cours et auxiliaires d'enseignement que j'ai eu la chance de côtoyer tout au long de mes années d'études. Un merci particulier à Madame Isabelle Gusse dont le support et les conseils ont été en mesure de me redonner confiance et motivation dans le but de conduire à bon port mon projet de mémoire et ma maîtrise. Un autre merci du fond du cœur à Monsieur Martin Carrier. Nos discussions alors que j'étais étudiant au baccalauréat ont nourri ma curiosité et m'ont ouvert les horizons dans le but de poursuivre à la maîtrise. Je tiens à souligner l'apport du Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH) qui m'a accordé la bourse Joseph-Armand Bombardier 2014-2015. Je tiens à remercier ma famille et mes amis pour le soutien dont ils m'ont fait part tout au long de mes années à la maîtrise et particulièrement lors de la rédaction de mon mémoire. Sur une note plus légère, je remercie tous les vice-présidents américains de l'histoire de John Adams à Joe Biden. Bien que pour certains d'entre eux, cette institution n'était pas très inspirante, elle fut pour moi un objet d'étude fascinant sur lequel j'ai eu le plaisir de bâtir mon mémoire. ll fut agréable d'en apprendre sur cette institution sous-estimée. TABLE DES MATIÈRES REMERCIEMENTS ..................................................................................................... ii LISTE DES TABLEAUX ............................................................................................ vi RÉSUMÉ .................................................................................................................... vii INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1 CHAPITRE! REVUE DE LITTÉRATURE ........... ;........................................................................... 3 1.1 La vice-présidence américaine : une institution méconnue ............................ 4 1.1.1 Les origines troubles ............................................................................ 4 1.1.2 La vice-présidence moderne : un renouveau ....................................... 9 1.1.3 Les caractéristiques de la vice-présidence moderne .......................... 13 1.2 Les représentations des acteurs et institutions politiques dans la culture populaire ....................................................................................................... 19 1.2.1 La représentation de la vie politique .................................................... 19 1.2.2 La représentation des acteurs et institutions politiques ....................... 21 1.3 Problématique ............................................................................................... 24 CHAPITRE II CADRE THÉORIQUE ............................................................................................... 29 2.1 La théorie du cadrage ( « framing ») ............................................................. 30 2.1.1 Le cadre : le concept au cœur de la théorie du cadrage ..................... 31 2.1.2 Cadre et représentation ...................................................................... 32 IV 2.1.3 La culture populaire: une définition ................................................. 32 2.1.4 Le cadrage et la culture populaire ...................................................... 35 2.2 La vice-présidence contemporaine: une continuité de la modernité ............ 36 2.3 Dick Cheney : une vice-présidence impériale? ............................................. 38 2.3.1 Sa relation avec le président George W. Bush .................................... 39 2.3.2 Le style de leadership du président Bush ............................................ 40 2.3.3 Les ressources de Cheney et son pédigrée ........................................... 41 2.3.4 Le rôle de Cheney dans la transition de 2000-2001 ............................ 42 2.3.5 L'organisation stratégique du personnel.. ............................................ 43 2.3.6 Le manque d'ambition présidentielle .................................................. 44 2.3.7 L'autorité de Dick Cheney ................................................................... 44 2.4 Une présidence forte avant tout .................................................................... 45 CHAPITRE Ill MÉTHODOLOGIE ..................................................................................................... 47 3.1 Critères de sélection des séries ..................................................................... 48 3.2 The West Wing ............................................................................................. 49 3.2.1 Qui est John Hoynes? ....................................................................... 50 3.3 Homeland ...................................................................................................... 51 3.3.1 Qui est William Walden? .................................................................. 51 3.4 Veep ............................................................................................................... 53 3.4.1 Qui est Selina Meyer? ........................................................................ 54 3.5 House of Cards ............................................................................................... 55 y 3.5.1 Qui est Frank J. Underwood? ........................................................... 56 3.6 Méthode d'analyse ......................................................................................... 57 3.7 Grille d'analyse ............................................................................................. 58 3.7.1 Portrait global ................................................................................... 60 3.7.2 L'empreinte de Cheney ..................................................................... 60 CHAPITRE IV RÉSULTATS .............................................................................................................. 62 4.1. La relation avec te président ......................................................................... 64 4.1.1 Synthèse ............................................................................................ 69 4.2 Le type de leadership du président.. .............................................................. 70 4.2.1 Synthèse ............................................................................................ 72 4.3 Les ressources du vice-président et son pédigrée ......................................... 73 4.3.1 Synthèse ............................................................................................ 75 4.4 Le rôle du vice-président dans la transition .................................................. 75 4.4.1 Synthèse ............................................................................................ 77 4.5 L'organisation stratégique du personnel ....................................................... 77 4.5.1 Synthèse ............................................................................................ 80 4.6 Le manque d'ambitions présidentielles ........................................................ 80 4.6.1 Synthèse ............................................................................................ 81 4.7 L'autorité du vice-président.. ........................................................................ 81 4.7.1 Synthèse ............................................................................................ 85 VI CHAPITRE V DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................. 86 5.1 La relation président et vice-président: absence dominante ........................ 87 5.2 Le président: déléguer
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