Title:
Package politics : antagonism, resistance, and peace in Syrian political discourse
Authors:
Sottimano, A.
Place:
The Hague [etc.]
Publisher:
Hivos [etc.]
Year:
2010
Series Title:
Knowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia Working Paper
Serial number:
8
PAGE:
11
ISSN:
2210-3473
Language:
eng
Subject:
Social and Political Change
Keywords:
conflict
,
peacebuilding
,
civil society
Abstract:
This paper examines ways in which regional conflicts, especially the relationship with Israel, have an influence on the resilience of the Syrian regime. It does so based upon the analytical notion of discourse, which examines the role of discursive assumptions and norms in framing social practices. The norms and mechanisms inbuilt within discourse contribute to the shaping of the choices and practices of political actors in many ways: by determining the range of possible action, by legitimising or ‘normalising’ behaviours, and by defining political correctness, thus enabling or disabling political practices. Therefore discursive mechanisms are directly relevant to political analysis.
Organization:
Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS)
,
University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Country:
Syrian Arab Republic
Region:
Western Asia
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2010 University of Amsterdam & Hivos
Document type:
Report
File:
183572.pdf