Overview
- Identifies a research gap between examples of radical disagreement and most forms of discourse analysis across the social sciences
- Showcases how approaches in discourse analysis may advance research into media and political language within the context of conflict and conflict resolution
- Understands "conflict" as synonymous with war and defined in terms of opposing interests that graduate from disagreement to hostility or aggression between groups
- Includes a Preface by Teun A. van Dijk
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About this book
This edited book analyses the relationship between discourse and conflict, exploring both how language may be used to promote conflict and also how it is possible to avoid or mitigate conflict through tactical use of language. Bringing together contributions from both established scholars and emerging voices in the fields of Discourse Analysis and Conflict Studies, it argues for a discourse approach to making sense of conflict and disagreement in the modern world. ‘Conflict’ is understood here as having a national or global focus and consequences, and includes verbal aggression and hate speech, as well as physical confrontation between political and ethnic groups or states over values, claims to status, power and resources. Themes explored in the volume include the language of conflict, hate speech in online and offline media, and discourse and peace-building, and the chapters examine various national contexts, including Lithuania, Brazil, Belgium, North Macedonia, Sri Lanka, the USA and Afghanistan. The chapters cover conflict-related topics within the fields of Political Science, International Relations, Sociology, Media Studies, and Applied Linguistics, and the book will be of interest to students, researchers and experts in these and related fields, as well as professionals in conflict and peace-building/peace-keeping.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Language of Conflict
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Hate Speech in Online and Offline Media
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Discourse and Peace-Building
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Reviews
“This book needs to be in the hands of anybody who is, has been, or is going to be a practitioner and/or theoretician working in the vast terrain where the struggle for individual freedom, joined with collective collaboration, is going on. In particular, this collection singles out some of the most vulnerable sections and notable flashpoints of contended zones in that struggle, and places itself where it is most needed: the emancipation and strengthening of the most seriously underprivileged and oppressed participants.”
-Jacob L. Mey, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Southern Denmark“This collection presents an impressive line-up of up-to-date case studies on conflict rhetoric, covering several major world regions and assembling an equally diverse range of contributors. The perceptive analyses on display here deserve a wide hearing in the international community of discourse analysts and scholars of conflict and peace studies.”
-Christian Mair, University of Freiburg, Germany
“This is a fantastic and timely contribution to the field. It has a unique multi-level approach to discourses of conflict, and its focus on resolution. The book enjoys a truly international cast of lively contributors.”
-Gwen Bouvier, Zhejiang University, ChinaEditors and Affiliations
About the editor
Innocent Chiluwa is Professor of English Linguistics and Media/Digital Communications in the Department of Languages and General Studies at Covenant University, Nigeria. He is is a Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) (Bonn), and a visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He has published books and edited volumes in media studies, social media and society, discourse and conflict studies and deception studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Discourse and Conflict
Book Subtitle: Analysing Text and Talk of Conflict, Hate and Peace-building
Editors: Innocent Chiluwa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76485-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76484-5Published: 23 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76487-6Published: 24 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76485-2Published: 22 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 454
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Applied Linguistics, International Relations, Intercultural Communication, Social Sciences, general, International Security Studies