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The book presents results from the Cultural patterns of the
European enlargement process (CULTPAT) project. Based on a
qualitative, trans-disciplinary social science approach the study
combines analytical skills from the fields of contemporary
anthropology, political science and history of ideas. The book aims
to reconstruct the cultural patterns of identity constructions on a
local/regional, national and European level since 1989/90. It draws
Special attention to the fields of political discourse and policy
making, which are perceived through conflicting representations on
the said levels and as a potential danger posed by or to the
enlargement process.
How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics,
which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are
employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one
hand, and differences to other national collectives on the other
hand? The Discursive Construction of National Identity analyses
discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention
to Austria. In the tradition of critical discourse analysis, the
authors analyse current and on-going transformations in the
self-and other definition of national identities using an
innovative interdisciplinary approach which combines
discourse-historical theory and methodology and political science
perspectives. Thus, the rhetorical promotion of national
identification and the discursive construction and reproduction of
national difference on public, semi-public and semi-private levels
within a nation state are analysed in much detail and illustrated
with a huge amount of examples taken from many genres (speeches,
focus-groups, interviews, media, and so forth). In addition to the
critical discourse analysis of multiple genres accompanying various
commemorative and celebratory events in 1995, this extended and
revised edition is able to draw comparisons with similar events in
2005. The impact of socio-political changes in Austria and in the
European Union is also made transparent in the attempts of
constructing hegemonic national identities. Key Features:
*Discourse-historical approach. *Interdisciplinarity (cultural
studies, discourse analysis, history, political science).
*Multi-method, multi-genre. *Qualitative case studies.
How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics,
which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are
employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one
hand, and differences to other national collectives on the other
hand? The Discursive Construction of National Identity analyses
discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention
to Austria. In the tradition of critical discourse analysis, the
authors analyse current and on-going transformations in the
self-and other definition of national identities using an
innovative interdisciplinary approach which combines
discourse-historical theory and methodology and political science
perspectives. Thus, the rhetorical promotion of national
identification and the discursive construction and reproduction of
national difference on public, semi-public and semi-private levels
within a nation state are analysed in much detail and illustrated
with a huge amount of examples taken from many genres (speeches,
focus-groups, interviews, media, and so forth). In addition to the
critical discourse analysis of multiple genres accompanying various
commemorative and celebratory events in 1995, this extended and
revised edition is able to draw comparisons with similar events in
2005. The impact of socio-political changes in Austria and in the
European Union is also made transparent in the attempts of
constructing hegemonic national identities. Key Features:
*Discourse-historical approach. *Interdisciplinarity (cultural
studies, discourse analysis, history, political science).
*Multi-method, multi-genre. *Qualitative case studies.
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