What is it about?
This book examines popular, political and media discourse in the context of failed states, examining the specific case of Lebanon as a contemporary case study. Lebanon as a country has been torn by wars, political corruptions, terrorism and disasters, while the government has created a narrative that allows them to stay in power despite their incompetency and unpopularity. The author analyses how this narrative is constructed using the tools of critical discourse analysis, examining the discourse produced by the political and financial establishment to legitimate and discursively ‘rehabilitate’ failed policies and governance, as well as the discourse of citizens as indicative of the citizenry’s stance and evaluative orientations towards such failures. The book will be of interest to readers with an academic background in discourse analysis, international politics and journalism, and Lebanon specifically, as well as policy-makers and economists with a particular focus on the region.
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Why is it important?
It shows the relation between language in use and state failure.
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CDA is valuable in that it brings to the surface a socio-linguistic phenomenon that policy makers may need to access in their pursuit of implementing effective policies.
Prof. Samia Bazzi
Lebanese University
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This page is a summary of: Language in a Failed State, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-67000-8.
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