H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr.
David E. Guinn (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780195178739
- eISBN:
- 9780199784943
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195178734.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Philosophy of Religion
This chapter explores the view that religious claims have no legitimate place in the public forum. This exploration involves a critical re-examination of the public versus private distinction that ...
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This chapter explores the view that religious claims have no legitimate place in the public forum. This exploration involves a critical re-examination of the public versus private distinction that would place religious commitments and grounds for action in a sphere isolated from that of public discourse and public choice. In the process, this chapter brings into question John Rawls's defense of a public discourse that seeks to marginalize religious commitments.Less
This chapter explores the view that religious claims have no legitimate place in the public forum. This exploration involves a critical re-examination of the public versus private distinction that would place religious commitments and grounds for action in a sphere isolated from that of public discourse and public choice. In the process, this chapter brings into question John Rawls's defense of a public discourse that seeks to marginalize religious commitments.
Neil Weinstock Netanel
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195137620
- eISBN:
- 9780199871629
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195137620.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
The Supreme Court has labeled copyright “the engine of free expression.” Copyright serves in that role in three fundamental ways. First, copyright serves a “production function.” It provides an ...
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The Supreme Court has labeled copyright “the engine of free expression.” Copyright serves in that role in three fundamental ways. First, copyright serves a “production function.” It provides an economic incentive for the creation and dissemination of original expression. Second, copyright has an important “structural function.” It supports a sector of authors and publishers who look to the market, not government patronage, for financial sustenance and who thus gain considerable independence from government influence. Third, copyright has an “expressive function.” By encouraging authors, it reinforces the social and political importance of individuals' new, original contributions to public discourse.This chapter argues that copyright continues to underwrite free speech through each of its production, structural, and expressive functions. Yet the chapter also qualifies copyright's “engine of free expression” moniker. Copyright's support for free speech is far more complex and, in some ways, more limited than the Supreme Court's often‐cited paean suggests.Less
The Supreme Court has labeled copyright “the engine of free expression.” Copyright serves in that role in three fundamental ways. First, copyright serves a “production function.” It provides an economic incentive for the creation and dissemination of original expression. Second, copyright has an important “structural function.” It supports a sector of authors and publishers who look to the market, not government patronage, for financial sustenance and who thus gain considerable independence from government influence. Third, copyright has an “expressive function.” By encouraging authors, it reinforces the social and political importance of individuals' new, original contributions to public discourse.
This chapter argues that copyright continues to underwrite free speech through each of its production, structural, and expressive functions. Yet the chapter also qualifies copyright's “engine of free expression” moniker. Copyright's support for free speech is far more complex and, in some ways, more limited than the Supreme Court's often‐cited paean suggests.
Daniel Lefkowitz
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780195121902
- eISBN:
- 9780199788347
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195121902.003.0006
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This chapter discusses the role of public discourse in the conversational negotiation of identity by looking at the ways Israeli identities are represented in the media, and how such representations ...
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This chapter discusses the role of public discourse in the conversational negotiation of identity by looking at the ways Israeli identities are represented in the media, and how such representations articulate with social and cultural power. It looks at how media representations of identity are tools of power, constraining the actions of individual Israelis. An in-depth analysis of the shared symbol of the “victim” as it played out in a media drama highlights the powerful role of emotion in media representations of identity. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the sharing of the symbol “Israeliness” and the ways in which media representations of identity constrain individual agency in the negotiation of identities in everyday interaction.Less
This chapter discusses the role of public discourse in the conversational negotiation of identity by looking at the ways Israeli identities are represented in the media, and how such representations articulate with social and cultural power. It looks at how media representations of identity are tools of power, constraining the actions of individual Israelis. An in-depth analysis of the shared symbol of the “victim” as it played out in a media drama highlights the powerful role of emotion in media representations of identity. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the sharing of the symbol “Israeliness” and the ways in which media representations of identity constrain individual agency in the negotiation of identities in everyday interaction.
Steven J. Heyman
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199548781
- eISBN:
- 9780191720673
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199548781.003.0010
- Subject:
- Law, Human Rights and Immigration
This chapter contends that public hate speech, such as the Nazi march in Skokie, should not be protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Part I of the chapter outlines a general ...
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This chapter contends that public hate speech, such as the Nazi march in Skokie, should not be protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Part I of the chapter outlines a general theory of free expression which holds that speech may be regulated to protect the fundamental rights of others — rights that (like speech itself) are rooted in respect for human dignity and autonomy. Part II applies this theory to political hate speech. This speech invades its targets' rights to personal security, personality, citizenship, and equality. Moreover, the speech is not entitled to protection because of its political character, for political speech is best understood as discourse among individuals who recognize one another as free and equal persons and citizens — a view that derives support from Locke, Hegel, Meiklejohn, and Habermas. Hate speech denies recognition to others and thereby violates the basic rules of public discourse and debate.Less
This chapter contends that public hate speech, such as the Nazi march in Skokie, should not be protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Part I of the chapter outlines a general theory of free expression which holds that speech may be regulated to protect the fundamental rights of others — rights that (like speech itself) are rooted in respect for human dignity and autonomy. Part II applies this theory to political hate speech. This speech invades its targets' rights to personal security, personality, citizenship, and equality. Moreover, the speech is not entitled to protection because of its political character, for political speech is best understood as discourse among individuals who recognize one another as free and equal persons and citizens — a view that derives support from Locke, Hegel, Meiklejohn, and Habermas. Hate speech denies recognition to others and thereby violates the basic rules of public discourse and debate.
Fang-chih Irene Yang
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622098923
- eISBN:
- 9789882206885
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622098923.003.0011
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
This chapter unpacks the meanings of “the invasion of the Korean wave” by exploring the three genres of public discourses on the Korean wave. It points out that the most dominant genre of the public ...
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This chapter unpacks the meanings of “the invasion of the Korean wave” by exploring the three genres of public discourses on the Korean wave. It points out that the most dominant genre of the public discourse on the Korean wave articulates globalization with economic nationalism, which derives its legitimacy from disembodiment, rationality, calculation, and competition for self-interests. The second discourse on the Korean wave is articulated as cultural nationalism, with the Korean drama and the Korean man as the other. The third discourse on the Korean wave takes on a feminine form, addressing to female readers/consumers how women consume affectively Korean dramas, and particularly, that of the body of male stars. This chapter ends with a re-reading of the fan discourse through Martin Heidegger's notion of “technology” in the hope of transforming the existing public sphere which leaves women no place to speak. It is noted that Heidegger's reading of technology might be a starting point to think about the strategies of transformation.Less
This chapter unpacks the meanings of “the invasion of the Korean wave” by exploring the three genres of public discourses on the Korean wave. It points out that the most dominant genre of the public discourse on the Korean wave articulates globalization with economic nationalism, which derives its legitimacy from disembodiment, rationality, calculation, and competition for self-interests. The second discourse on the Korean wave is articulated as cultural nationalism, with the Korean drama and the Korean man as the other. The third discourse on the Korean wave takes on a feminine form, addressing to female readers/consumers how women consume affectively Korean dramas, and particularly, that of the body of male stars. This chapter ends with a re-reading of the fan discourse through Martin Heidegger's notion of “technology” in the hope of transforming the existing public sphere which leaves women no place to speak. It is noted that Heidegger's reading of technology might be a starting point to think about the strategies of transformation.
Charlotte Linde
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195140286
- eISBN:
- 9780199871247
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195140286.003.0009
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This chapter discusses silences and absences within an institution. Silences include official and unofficial silences, counter-stories, erasures, and story-telling rights. An analysis is provided of ...
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This chapter discusses silences and absences within an institution. Silences include official and unofficial silences, counter-stories, erasures, and story-telling rights. An analysis is provided of how to find a silence: by comparison of accounts, by noting unofficial stories and counter-stories, by examining who speaks for the institution and who does not, by noting who is not present in the stories, by comparison to the stories predictable in given circumstances, and by investigation of the external records. The chapter examines a major silence within MidWest Insurance: official stories do not describe an anti-discrimination lawsuit which changed the company's hiring policies. A silence of interpretation is also examined: absence of discussion of the fact that the all the presidents of the company have been chosen from a small number of families. The chapter argues that silences are contextual: what can not be spoken in public may be freely discussed in private.Less
This chapter discusses silences and absences within an institution. Silences include official and unofficial silences, counter-stories, erasures, and story-telling rights. An analysis is provided of how to find a silence: by comparison of accounts, by noting unofficial stories and counter-stories, by examining who speaks for the institution and who does not, by noting who is not present in the stories, by comparison to the stories predictable in given circumstances, and by investigation of the external records. The chapter examines a major silence within MidWest Insurance: official stories do not describe an anti-discrimination lawsuit which changed the company's hiring policies. A silence of interpretation is also examined: absence of discussion of the fact that the all the presidents of the company have been chosen from a small number of families. The chapter argues that silences are contextual: what can not be spoken in public may be freely discussed in private.
James Weinstein
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199548781
- eISBN:
- 9780191720673
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199548781.003.0005
- Subject:
- Law, Human Rights and Immigration
This chapter describes the basic features of the American free speech doctrine and then considers its application to various forms of extreme speech. This analysis reveals that most of the speech ...
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This chapter describes the basic features of the American free speech doctrine and then considers its application to various forms of extreme speech. This analysis reveals that most of the speech restrictions considered in this book, while consistent with the constitutional norms of other democracies, would be unconstitutional in the U.S. The leitmotif of contemporary American free speech doctrine is its intense hostility to content regulation of public discourse, particularly viewpoint regulation. In addition, Brandenburg v. Ohio narrowly confines governmental power to punish the advocacy of law violation. Hate speech bans, whether in the form of public order regulations, prohibitions against group defamation, or bans on Holocaust denial, would be deemed unconstitutional. Under Brandenburg, laws that prohibit mere advocacy of terrorism would also be held to violate the First Amendment. The chapter concludes that much of the explanation for American free speech exceptionalism lies in the U.S. Supreme Court's extensive experience with free speech issues, particularly the lessons it learned from its failure to protect adequately dissent in the early part of the 20th century.Less
This chapter describes the basic features of the American free speech doctrine and then considers its application to various forms of extreme speech. This analysis reveals that most of the speech restrictions considered in this book, while consistent with the constitutional norms of other democracies, would be unconstitutional in the U.S. The leitmotif of contemporary American free speech doctrine is its intense hostility to content regulation of public discourse, particularly viewpoint regulation. In addition, Brandenburg v. Ohio narrowly confines governmental power to punish the advocacy of law violation. Hate speech bans, whether in the form of public order regulations, prohibitions against group defamation, or bans on Holocaust denial, would be deemed unconstitutional. Under Brandenburg, laws that prohibit mere advocacy of terrorism would also be held to violate the First Amendment. The chapter concludes that much of the explanation for American free speech exceptionalism lies in the U.S. Supreme Court's extensive experience with free speech issues, particularly the lessons it learned from its failure to protect adequately dissent in the early part of the 20th century.
Steven Brint
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780691182667
- eISBN:
- 9780691184890
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691182667.003.0002
- Subject:
- Education, Higher and Further Education
This chapter presents a portrait of the dominant system for organizing and pursuing knowledge and the contributions of that system to American life. It aims to convey some of the hidden strengths of ...
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This chapter presents a portrait of the dominant system for organizing and pursuing knowledge and the contributions of that system to American life. It aims to convey some of the hidden strengths of the current system while revealing several of the vulnerabilities that have made it a target for those who would like to use it for more exclusively utilitarian purposes. While it is true that much academic research is intended for other academics, it is easy to miss the many unheralded ways that academic research informs public discourse, public policy, and organizational processes. The chapter then attempts to offer a more rounded picture of the contributions made by university researchers and educators than can be found in the critical literature.Less
This chapter presents a portrait of the dominant system for organizing and pursuing knowledge and the contributions of that system to American life. It aims to convey some of the hidden strengths of the current system while revealing several of the vulnerabilities that have made it a target for those who would like to use it for more exclusively utilitarian purposes. While it is true that much academic research is intended for other academics, it is easy to miss the many unheralded ways that academic research informs public discourse, public policy, and organizational processes. The chapter then attempts to offer a more rounded picture of the contributions made by university researchers and educators than can be found in the critical literature.
Martin Potůček
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199754045
- eISBN:
- 9780199979455
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199754045.003.0062
- Subject:
- Social Work, Social Policy
Both the language and the content of public discourse have a considerable impact on actors’ preferences and activities and, consequently, on governance outcomes. The chapter analyzes diverging ...
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Both the language and the content of public discourse have a considerable impact on actors’ preferences and activities and, consequently, on governance outcomes. The chapter analyzes diverging academic, administrative, political, and civic discourses concerning social rights of citizens as the criteria applied to public policymaking in the Czech Republic since 1989. The chapter starts with theoretical assumptions and methodological considerations. This lays the groundwork for an analysis of the languages and contents of four national discourses on social rights. The analysis focuses on key policy documents and, where relevant, their implementation in policy measures. Europeanization represented an important aspect within those discourses during the stages of pre-accession and full EU membership. Barriers to cross-border public discourses at the national level are identified, as well as potential ways to overcome them.Less
Both the language and the content of public discourse have a considerable impact on actors’ preferences and activities and, consequently, on governance outcomes. The chapter analyzes diverging academic, administrative, political, and civic discourses concerning social rights of citizens as the criteria applied to public policymaking in the Czech Republic since 1989. The chapter starts with theoretical assumptions and methodological considerations. This lays the groundwork for an analysis of the languages and contents of four national discourses on social rights. The analysis focuses on key policy documents and, where relevant, their implementation in policy measures. Europeanization represented an important aspect within those discourses during the stages of pre-accession and full EU membership. Barriers to cross-border public discourses at the national level are identified, as well as potential ways to overcome them.
Andreas Antoniades
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- July 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780719078446
- eISBN:
- 9781781702888
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719078446.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter examines the effect of globalisation discourse in Greece on the reproduction of the Greek public discourse and the politico-economic system. It suggests that the year 1996 can be ...
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This chapter examines the effect of globalisation discourse in Greece on the reproduction of the Greek public discourse and the politico-economic system. It suggests that the year 1996 can be considered to signify a turning point and a new significant shift in Greek public discourse because of the death of Andreas Papandreou which symbolically brought to an end the period of charismatic leaders in Greek politics. This chapter describes the changing public discourse in Greece interacted with the emerging globalisation discourse and how the hegemonic discourse was implicated in the public discourse formation.Less
This chapter examines the effect of globalisation discourse in Greece on the reproduction of the Greek public discourse and the politico-economic system. It suggests that the year 1996 can be considered to signify a turning point and a new significant shift in Greek public discourse because of the death of Andreas Papandreou which symbolically brought to an end the period of charismatic leaders in Greek politics. This chapter describes the changing public discourse in Greece interacted with the emerging globalisation discourse and how the hegemonic discourse was implicated in the public discourse formation.
T.K. Vinod Kumar
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780198090335
- eISBN:
- 9780199082520
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198090335.001.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, Film, Media, and Cultural Studies
From peaceful demonstrations to chaotic rallies, public events are at the heart of civic discourse in modern societies. The nature and number of public events and state response define the ...
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From peaceful demonstrations to chaotic rallies, public events are at the heart of civic discourse in modern societies. The nature and number of public events and state response define the characteristics of the society and governance. Events and the police response to them provide insight into the nature of social and democratic discourse in society. Surveying the data of public events in an urban area and police response to them, detailed case studies of selected major events, and advanced statistical analyses, this book reveals the relationship between public events and police response. While different characteristics of events have varying effect on police response, the scale of violence in the event has the greatest impact. The analyses indicate that the response of the police is largely circumscribed by democratic norms and rule of law. Revealing the tendency for police to be drawn into the ambit of political debate, which greatly impacts police organization and personnel, the study also points to the seeds of criminalization of politics and public discourse in selected public events. Incisive and compelling, this book will engage students of policing, the criminal justice system, and human rights and will also appeal to policymakers, administrators, and police professionals as well as anybody wanting to know more about the vexed issue of policing in India.Less
From peaceful demonstrations to chaotic rallies, public events are at the heart of civic discourse in modern societies. The nature and number of public events and state response define the characteristics of the society and governance. Events and the police response to them provide insight into the nature of social and democratic discourse in society. Surveying the data of public events in an urban area and police response to them, detailed case studies of selected major events, and advanced statistical analyses, this book reveals the relationship between public events and police response. While different characteristics of events have varying effect on police response, the scale of violence in the event has the greatest impact. The analyses indicate that the response of the police is largely circumscribed by democratic norms and rule of law. Revealing the tendency for police to be drawn into the ambit of political debate, which greatly impacts police organization and personnel, the study also points to the seeds of criminalization of politics and public discourse in selected public events. Incisive and compelling, this book will engage students of policing, the criminal justice system, and human rights and will also appeal to policymakers, administrators, and police professionals as well as anybody wanting to know more about the vexed issue of policing in India.
Robert Holland
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780197263198
- eISBN:
- 9780191734755
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197263198.003.0016
- Subject:
- Political Science, UK Politics
This chapter examines the history of Great Britain, the British Commonwealth, and the end of the British Empire in the twentieth century, suggesting that the twentieth century ended in Britain as it ...
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This chapter examines the history of Great Britain, the British Commonwealth, and the end of the British Empire in the twentieth century, suggesting that the twentieth century ended in Britain as it began, with the constitutional structure of the United Kingdom a contested and vital subject of public discourse. It concludes that the transitions that characterised the Empire-Commonwealth over the twentieth century were ultimately constrained within the due process of British constitutionalism.Less
This chapter examines the history of Great Britain, the British Commonwealth, and the end of the British Empire in the twentieth century, suggesting that the twentieth century ended in Britain as it began, with the constitutional structure of the United Kingdom a contested and vital subject of public discourse. It concludes that the transitions that characterised the Empire-Commonwealth over the twentieth century were ultimately constrained within the due process of British constitutionalism.
Charlotte Peevers
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199686957
- eISBN:
- 9780191766886
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199686957.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law, Human Rights and Immigration
This chapter first sets out the historical context of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, situating the resulting conflict in a broader history of colonialism, Cold War containment, and US hegemony. It ...
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This chapter first sets out the historical context of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, situating the resulting conflict in a broader history of colonialism, Cold War containment, and US hegemony. It then examines policy discourse, starting from July 2002 as it was during this period that military force was publicly threatened by the United States. Parliamentary debate and party political splits are also explored as feeders into discourse. Finally, the chapter reflects upon the aftermath of the war and what the mapping of discourse reveals.Less
This chapter first sets out the historical context of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, situating the resulting conflict in a broader history of colonialism, Cold War containment, and US hegemony. It then examines policy discourse, starting from July 2002 as it was during this period that military force was publicly threatened by the United States. Parliamentary debate and party political splits are also explored as feeders into discourse. Finally, the chapter reflects upon the aftermath of the war and what the mapping of discourse reveals.
Andreas Antoniades
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- July 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780719078446
- eISBN:
- 9781781702888
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719078446.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter examines the nature of the relationship between the emerging public discourse in Ireland and the hegemonic discourse of globalisation. It analyses the discourses of the key institutional ...
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This chapter examines the nature of the relationship between the emerging public discourse in Ireland and the hegemonic discourse of globalisation. It analyses the discourses of the key institutional actors to determine how the globalisation discourse implicated in the discourses, strategies, policies, and identities of these actors and how the materialisation of globalisation discourse was affected by the domestic institutional configuration. This chapter highlights the fact that the concept of globalisation was relatively absent from Irish public discourse during the period 1996–2001 and this absence was complemented by the existence of an all-powerful economic globalisation agenda.Less
This chapter examines the nature of the relationship between the emerging public discourse in Ireland and the hegemonic discourse of globalisation. It analyses the discourses of the key institutional actors to determine how the globalisation discourse implicated in the discourses, strategies, policies, and identities of these actors and how the materialisation of globalisation discourse was affected by the domestic institutional configuration. This chapter highlights the fact that the concept of globalisation was relatively absent from Irish public discourse during the period 1996–2001 and this absence was complemented by the existence of an all-powerful economic globalisation agenda.
Nadir Tsur
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199862184
- eISBN:
- 9780199979950
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199862184.003.0016
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
The chapter examines the link between prolonged occupation and the language that has evolved in the State of Israel as used in the public discourse. It demonstrates the close relations between the ...
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The chapter examines the link between prolonged occupation and the language that has evolved in the State of Israel as used in the public discourse. It demonstrates the close relations between the two and how the use of language has undergone various stages from that of the religious belief discourse to a discourse of national rights, from which arose the security discourse whose origin lies in the language of conciliation and peace, and from there to the language of separation and disengagement.Less
The chapter examines the link between prolonged occupation and the language that has evolved in the State of Israel as used in the public discourse. It demonstrates the close relations between the two and how the use of language has undergone various stages from that of the religious belief discourse to a discourse of national rights, from which arose the security discourse whose origin lies in the language of conciliation and peace, and from there to the language of separation and disengagement.
Reem Bassiouney
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780748689644
- eISBN:
- 9780748697083
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748689644.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, Middle East History
This chapter discusses the social independent variables used in Egyptian public discourse to demarcate a cohesive and unique Egyptian identity. These social variables are different in nature and are ...
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This chapter discusses the social independent variables used in Egyptian public discourse to demarcate a cohesive and unique Egyptian identity. These social variables are different in nature and are hierarchical. They include variables that one might call the backbone of Egyptian identity: historicity, locality, and ethnicity. Variables analyzed include ethnicity, historicity, locality, character traits, religion, the notion of ‘Arabness’, and language. It is argued that, as a consequence of the employment of these linguistic resources in public discourse, especially patriotic songs, Egyptians are depicted as forming a large, coherent community.Less
This chapter discusses the social independent variables used in Egyptian public discourse to demarcate a cohesive and unique Egyptian identity. These social variables are different in nature and are hierarchical. They include variables that one might call the backbone of Egyptian identity: historicity, locality, and ethnicity. Variables analyzed include ethnicity, historicity, locality, character traits, religion, the notion of ‘Arabness’, and language. It is argued that, as a consequence of the employment of these linguistic resources in public discourse, especially patriotic songs, Egyptians are depicted as forming a large, coherent community.
Charlotte Peevers
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199686957
- eISBN:
- 9780191766886
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199686957.003.0005
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law, Human Rights and Immigration
This chapter reflects upon the Suez Crisis and the Iraq War case studies and draws out a number of implications. It suggests that the existing theories on the politics of justification have a limited ...
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This chapter reflects upon the Suez Crisis and the Iraq War case studies and draws out a number of implications. It suggests that the existing theories on the politics of justification have a limited value, in particular with regards to the role of international law in the structuring and mobilization of justifications. To enhance the ‘domestic impact’ analysis, theorists might consider three aspects of the Suez-Iraq comparison. The differences between private decision-making and public justification, the framing and narrating of justification, and the role of secrecy — all need to be addressed if the model of justificatory politics is to come anywhere close to a navigable map of discourse.Less
This chapter reflects upon the Suez Crisis and the Iraq War case studies and draws out a number of implications. It suggests that the existing theories on the politics of justification have a limited value, in particular with regards to the role of international law in the structuring and mobilization of justifications. To enhance the ‘domestic impact’ analysis, theorists might consider three aspects of the Suez-Iraq comparison. The differences between private decision-making and public justification, the framing and narrating of justification, and the role of secrecy — all need to be addressed if the model of justificatory politics is to come anywhere close to a navigable map of discourse.
Diane Singerman
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789774162886
- eISBN:
- 9781617970351
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774162886.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter explores how and why a large share of Cairo's residents has been deviantized and stigmatized. An answer to this puzzle can only be understood within the context of increased economic, ...
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This chapter explores how and why a large share of Cairo's residents has been deviantized and stigmatized. An answer to this puzzle can only be understood within the context of increased economic, political, and social polarization in Egypt. It starts by presenting the context of the siege of Imbaba. In the five years preceding the siege of Imbaba, the bureaucracy, the state, and the media had finally “discovered” the phenomenon of informal housing areas, despite the fact that millions of lower-class and middle-class people lived in these areas. It also discusses the colonial discourse in new clothes and the constructions of the “other”. Next, the criminalization of politics is explained. The methodology adopted in this chapter, which relies on an analysis of public discourse articulated in the print media, makes it impossible to consider the effect of this discourse on the residents of Imbaba and other informal housing areas.Less
This chapter explores how and why a large share of Cairo's residents has been deviantized and stigmatized. An answer to this puzzle can only be understood within the context of increased economic, political, and social polarization in Egypt. It starts by presenting the context of the siege of Imbaba. In the five years preceding the siege of Imbaba, the bureaucracy, the state, and the media had finally “discovered” the phenomenon of informal housing areas, despite the fact that millions of lower-class and middle-class people lived in these areas. It also discusses the colonial discourse in new clothes and the constructions of the “other”. Next, the criminalization of politics is explained. The methodology adopted in this chapter, which relies on an analysis of public discourse articulated in the print media, makes it impossible to consider the effect of this discourse on the residents of Imbaba and other informal housing areas.
T.K. Vinod Kumar
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780198090335
- eISBN:
- 9780199082520
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198090335.003.0009
- Subject:
- Literature, Film, Media, and Cultural Studies
This chapter sums up the conclusions drawn from the qualitative and quantitative analyses undertaken in the earlier chapters in the book and places them in the context of democracy in India. Public ...
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This chapter sums up the conclusions drawn from the qualitative and quantitative analyses undertaken in the earlier chapters in the book and places them in the context of democracy in India. Public discourse in democratic societies is marked by the tension between the rights of individuals to form associations and express themselves, and the need for public order. This chapter underlines the maladies in the events occurring in the public space in India, and its impact on the social and political discourse in modern India.Less
This chapter sums up the conclusions drawn from the qualitative and quantitative analyses undertaken in the earlier chapters in the book and places them in the context of democracy in India. Public discourse in democratic societies is marked by the tension between the rights of individuals to form associations and express themselves, and the need for public order. This chapter underlines the maladies in the events occurring in the public space in India, and its impact on the social and political discourse in modern India.
Reem Bassiouney
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780748689644
- eISBN:
- 9780748697083
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748689644.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, Middle East History
This chapter provides the necessary theoretical background and also sets the framework of data analysis. It defines and explains the term ‘identity’, especially Egyptian identity, in relation to ...
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This chapter provides the necessary theoretical background and also sets the framework of data analysis. It defines and explains the term ‘identity’, especially Egyptian identity, in relation to public discourse, and outlines the adopted approach, which perceives language as both a social process and social practice. This approach is then expanded and developed to encompass theoretical methods of analyzing discourse that include positioning theory, stance, and indexicality. ‘Linguistic resources’ are used to provide a systematic mode of analysis. Code-switching and code-choice, as linguistic resources, are discussed in relation to orders of indexicality. The chapter argues that language, for the purpose of this work, is considered both as a social variable and a resource.Less
This chapter provides the necessary theoretical background and also sets the framework of data analysis. It defines and explains the term ‘identity’, especially Egyptian identity, in relation to public discourse, and outlines the adopted approach, which perceives language as both a social process and social practice. This approach is then expanded and developed to encompass theoretical methods of analyzing discourse that include positioning theory, stance, and indexicality. ‘Linguistic resources’ are used to provide a systematic mode of analysis. Code-switching and code-choice, as linguistic resources, are discussed in relation to orders of indexicality. The chapter argues that language, for the purpose of this work, is considered both as a social variable and a resource.
