Political Science

Thematic Content Analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech Using Grok 3

Thematic content analysis is a key method in political text interpretation, but it typically requires human judgement to define categories and trace meaning. In this study, we explored whether Grok 3, a state-of-the-art large language model, can carry out this task autonomously—without predefined themes or external guidance. Using Martin

Using GenAI for Critical Discourse Analysis: OpenAI o3 vs. Fairclough on Tony Blair’s 1996 Stakeholder Economy Speech

Can a generative AI model perform critical discourse analysis at a level comparable to a trained scholar? This case study puts OpenAI’s o3 model to the test by asking it to analyse Tony Blair’s 1996 “stakeholder economy” speech—a foundational text in New Labour rhetoric. The model'