Who Benefits from the Sanitized Language of Violence?

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-69641-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 72 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 261 g

Reihe: International Studies on Military Ethics

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fyjis-Walker, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Fyjis-Walker, MA (2020), King's College London. This, his first publication, explores themes he has long considered abroad and at home.