MacDonald, Malcolm N. and Hunter, Duncan (2019) The discourse of security : language, illiberalism and governmentality. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783319971926

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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
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:	Cham
ISBN:	9783319971926
Official Date:	2019
Dates:	Date Event 2019 Published
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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