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Who benefits from the sanitized language of violence? / Matthew Fyjis-Walker

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: International studies on military ethics ; volume 14Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Nijhoff, 2024Description: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:
  • 9789004696426
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9789004696419. | Erscheint auch als: Who benefits from the sanitized language of violence?. Druck-Ausgabe Leiden : Brill/Nijhoff, 2024DDC classification:
  • 355.001/4 23/eng/20240512
LOC classification:
  • KD6000
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Contents:
Does the model of surrogacy offer value to the analysis of civil-military relations in the UK? -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion.
Summary: "Language is not neutral; it determines, and is determined, by perspective. This volume explores the role of an influential vocabulary of war, sanitised language, the language that seeks to clean up the appearance of events through euphemism, abstract words and opaque phrases. Critical discourse analysis of the language of recent military campaigns shows that the public authorities do not explain events as clearly as they might. Despite social, political and strategic incentives to use sanitised language, its use appears to undermine the democratic process and reduce public authorities' freedoms, possibly emboldening adversaries and turning away potential partners"--PPN: PPN: 1916231357Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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