Ten years since the eruption of the Arab Spring, El Mustapha Lahlali explores the dialectical relationship between discourse and social change during and post the conflict. In particular, the book examines how Arabic public and political discourse shapes and is shaped by the wider social, cultural and political environment. Analysing the dialogue of various actors, Islamic parties and stakeholder as well as marginalised voices Arabic Political Discourse in Transition identifies the key linguistic strategies and features used to frame, represent and position oneself at times of conflict.
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10 years since the eruption of the Arab Spring, El Mustapha Lahlali explores the dialectical relationship between discourse and social change during and post the conflict. In particular, he examines how Arabic public and political discourse shapes and is shaped by the wider social, cultural and political environment.
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Introduction
1. Discourse and Social Change: A Theoretical FrameworkWhat is Discourse?Approaches to Discourse
2. Discourse, Framing and Representational StrategiesRepresentational Strategies in DiscourseDiscourse RepresentationDiscourse of RevolutionsThe Arab Spring: Transnational Arab Media vs Social MediaSocial Media and the Arab Spring
3. Framing, Representation and Conflict in Arabic DiscourseTheoretical BackgroundArab Public DiscoursePositive-self and Negative-otherPositive Self and Negative Other in Arabic Political DiscourseDiscussion
4. Doing Arabic Discourse: Micro-analysis of Arabic Political DiscourseMicro-analysis of Arabic Political Discourse
5. Macro-analysis of Arabic Political Discourse: The Discourse of Enforcement and PersuasionArgumentation and Persuasion: Who is to Blame for the Uprising?Cognition in Arabic Political Discourse
6. Arabic Political Discourse and Politeness StrategiesPoliteness and Arabic DiscoursePoliteness in Multilingual SlogansPoliteness in Leaders’ SpeechesPoliteness and the TribeAntonyms and Politeness in Leaders’ Speeches
7. Arabic Islamic Political DiscourseThe Arab Spring and Islamic PartiesThe Arab Spring: Al-Nahda Discursive PracticesHizb Al-Hurriyya wa al-‘Adala, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), EgyptA New Approach to Studying Shifts in Islamic Parties Discourse
Conclusion and Findings
Index
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Provides a detailed micro- and macro-analysis of Arabic political discourse
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ISBN
9780748682744
Publisert
2021-10-18
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Edinburgh University Press
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234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Engelsk
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