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MacDonald, Malcolm N. and Hunter, Duncan (2019) The discourse of security : language, illiberalism and governmentality. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783319971926
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97193-3
Abstract
This book explores how language constructs the meaning and praxis of security in the 21st century. Combining the latest critical theories in poststructuralist and political philosophy with discourse analysis techniques, it uses corpus tools to investigate four collections of documents harvested from national and international security organisations. This interdisciplinary approach provides insights into the ways in which discourse has been mobilised to construct a strategic response to major terrorist attacks and geo-political events. The authors identify the way in which it is used to realize tactics of governmentality and form security as a discipline. This at once constructs a state of exception while also adhering to the principles of liberalism. This insightful study will be of particular interest to students and scholars of subjects such as applied linguistics, political science, security studies and international relations, with additional relevance to other areas including law, criminology, sociology and economics.
Item Type: | Book | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan | ||||
Place of Publication: | Cham | ||||
ISBN: | 9783319971926 | ||||
Official Date: | 2019 | ||||
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Number of Pages: | 337 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-97193-3 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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