This research delves into gendered climate change issues and their solutions and explores how they have been (re)produced within policymaking at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conferences of the Parties. By employing Fairclough’s 3D framework of critical discourse analysis, this study examines the latest gender action plan along with its supporting documents and projects. The findings reveal that prevailing discourses on gender prioritise women as key agents in addressing both climate change and its gendered consequences while often relegating Parties and other international stakeholders to ambiguous or supporting roles. Such emphasis on the empowerment and education of women to tackle global climate change issues may overlook the importance of addressing transformative changes to combat societal gender inequalities. These inequalities not only marginalise women in the context of climate change but also impede their involvement in the policymaking endeavours which aim to address it.
{"title":"Shaping gender policies at the COPs","authors":"Dora Matejak","doi":"10.1075/jlp.22193.mat","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.22193.mat","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This research delves into gendered climate change issues and their solutions and explores how they have been\u0000 (re)produced within policymaking at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conferences of the Parties. By\u0000 employing Fairclough’s 3D framework of critical discourse analysis, this study examines the latest gender action plan along with\u0000 its supporting documents and projects. The findings reveal that prevailing discourses on gender prioritise women as key agents in\u0000 addressing both climate change and its gendered consequences while often relegating Parties and other international stakeholders\u0000 to ambiguous or supporting roles. Such emphasis on the empowerment and education of women to tackle global climate change issues\u0000 may overlook the importance of addressing transformative changes to combat societal gender inequalities. These inequalities not\u0000 only marginalise women in the context of climate change but also impede their involvement in the policymaking endeavours which aim\u0000 to address it.","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141926480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raimundo Frei, Rodrigo Cordero, Benjamín Lang, Juan Rozas, Juan Pablo Rodríguez
In September 2022, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected the draft of a new constitution to replace the inherited from Pinochet’s dictatorship. Existing explanations attribute the failure to a mixture of ill-designed procedures, political dynamics, and ideological distortions and fake news. However, we argue for a different interpretation, emphasizing the collision of normative worlds in the struggle for demarcating rights. Through narrative analysis of social media stories during the referendum campaign, we investigate distinct moral economies around the constitutional debate on housing rights. These reveal a tension between divergent rights claims anchored in the value of “ownership” versus “dignity.” Within these almost irreconcilable normative universes, private property condenses meanings across narratives: the value of personal home-ownership effort and the collective aspiration for decent housing access. While not inherently incompatible, these narratives evolved into polarizing channels through which property became the defining moral boundary that underlies the stories shaping Chile’s constitutional struggle over rights.
{"title":"Claims of ownership, claims of dignity","authors":"Raimundo Frei, Rodrigo Cordero, Benjamín Lang, Juan Rozas, Juan Pablo Rodríguez","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24097.fre","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24097.fre","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In September 2022, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected the draft of a new constitution to replace the inherited from\u0000 Pinochet’s dictatorship. Existing explanations attribute the failure to a mixture of ill-designed procedures, political dynamics,\u0000 and ideological distortions and fake news. However, we argue for a different interpretation, emphasizing the collision of\u0000 normative worlds in the struggle for demarcating rights. Through narrative analysis of social media stories during the referendum\u0000 campaign, we investigate distinct moral economies around the constitutional debate on housing rights. These reveal a tension\u0000 between divergent rights claims anchored in the value of “ownership” versus “dignity.” Within these almost irreconcilable\u0000 normative universes, private property condenses meanings across narratives: the value of personal home-ownership effort and the\u0000 collective aspiration for decent housing access. While not inherently incompatible, these narratives evolved into polarizing\u0000 channels through which property became the defining moral boundary that underlies the stories shaping Chile’s constitutional\u0000 struggle over rights.","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141799725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the Colombian peace referendum, the 2016 accord with the FARC guerrilla, which sought to end fifty years of war, was rejected by 50.2% of voters. The referendum created new identity divides between ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ voters, product of political “narrative wars” which intersected with myriad pre-existing divisions: between left and right, urban and rural, rich and poor; and between interpretations of the conflict’s history. This article draws insights from the anthropology of politics together with polarisation studies to analyse the way that national politics like referendums affect and (re-)shape political identity boundaries. It uses the story of Camilo, a right-wing cattle-rancher from the conflict-torn region of Urabá who tries to build bridges across political divides, to conceptualise the way that national narratives ripple through different storied contexts as “reverberations” that act on the everyday lived experiences of identity boundaries.
{"title":"Reverberations","authors":"Gwen Burnyeat","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24099.bur","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24099.bur","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In the Colombian peace referendum, the 2016 accord with the FARC guerrilla, which sought to end fifty years of\u0000 war, was rejected by 50.2% of voters. The referendum created new identity divides between ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ voters, product of\u0000 political “narrative wars” which intersected with myriad pre-existing divisions: between left and right, urban and rural, rich and\u0000 poor; and between interpretations of the conflict’s history. This article draws insights from the anthropology of politics\u0000 together with polarisation studies to analyse the way that national politics like referendums affect and (re-)shape political\u0000 identity boundaries. It uses the story of Camilo, a right-wing cattle-rancher from the conflict-torn region of Urabá who tries to\u0000 build bridges across political divides, to conceptualise the way that national narratives ripple through different storied\u0000 contexts as “reverberations” that act on the everyday lived experiences of identity boundaries.","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141800635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article outlines a framework for studying practices of boundary-making as pivotal to the various ways in which “rights” become objects of contention and sources of narrativization in contemporary constitutional democracies. Firstly, we reconsider the dynamics of boundary-making that underline polarization by drawing on the notion of “moral economy”. This concept is well-suited for making sense of how social groups draw lines of demarcation through the appropriation, circulation, and confrontation of values and emotions. However, we argue that the concept must be enriched by acknowledging the generative role of narratives. Hence, we introduce the notion of “narrative boundaries” for comprehending how moral economies are produced by storytelling practices. Based on this, we explore the paradoxical moral economy of constitutional struggles. While the discourse of rights pursues modes of inclusion, the struggles over their demarcation often result in narratives that build fences that reinforce the division between almost irreconcilable normative worlds.
{"title":"Demarcating rights in divided social worlds","authors":"Rodrigo Cordero, Raimundo Frei","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24096.cor","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24096.cor","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000This article outlines a framework for studying practices of boundary-making as pivotal to the various ways in which “rights” become objects of contention and sources of narrativization in contemporary constitutional democracies. Firstly, we reconsider the dynamics of boundary-making that underline polarization by drawing on the notion of “moral economy”. This concept is well-suited for making sense of how social groups draw lines of demarcation through the appropriation, circulation, and confrontation of values and emotions. However, we argue that the concept must be enriched by acknowledging the generative role of narratives. Hence, we introduce the notion of “narrative boundaries” for comprehending how moral economies are produced by storytelling practices. Based on this, we explore the paradoxical moral economy of constitutional struggles. While the discourse of rights pursues modes of inclusion, the struggles over their demarcation often result in narratives that build fences that reinforce the division between almost irreconcilable normative worlds.","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141799591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper sets out to investigate the representation of energy in China’s diplomatic discourse in a context where power structures within and among nation-states are shifting and energy is becoming more politicized. To do this, this research adopts corpus-assisted discourse-historical analysis to examine discursive strategies and investigates the way energy is constructed in China’s diplomacy. Results show a dichotomy of an active ingroup and an indifferent outgroup, revealing a reversal of power in the fierce competition of discourse in the international energy sector, which serves as a catalyst for the creation of demand for new energy sources and the development of new energy industries. The analysis of grounded linguistic evidences also signifies that discourse is the site where power is not only enacted and performed, but also negotiated and contested.
{"title":"Discourse and transformation","authors":"Xiangyi Jiang, Chenxia Zhang","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24025.jia","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24025.jia","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper sets out to investigate the representation of energy in China’s diplomatic discourse in a context where\u0000 power structures within and among nation-states are shifting and energy is becoming more politicized. To do this, this research\u0000 adopts corpus-assisted discourse-historical analysis to examine discursive strategies and investigates the way energy is\u0000 constructed in China’s diplomacy. Results show a dichotomy of an active ingroup and an indifferent outgroup, revealing a reversal\u0000 of power in the fierce competition of discourse in the international energy sector, which serves as a catalyst for the creation of\u0000 demand for new energy sources and the development of new energy industries. The analysis of grounded linguistic evidences also\u0000 signifies that discourse is the site where power is not only enacted and performed, but also negotiated and contested.","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141685922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Korhonen, Kotze & Tyrkkö (2023): Exploring Language and Society with Big Data: Parliamentary Discourse Across Time and Space","authors":"Yaoqi Lyu, Qiurong Zhao","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24094.lyu","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24094.lyu","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141358355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study analyses YouTube comments attached to an episode of Benefits Street (a British factual welfare television programme) which enregister two figures of personhood: “The static, unmotivated British benefits claimant” and “the dynamic, driven migrant”. Using Park’s (2021) critical heuristic of time, space and affect, the study finds that the welfare claimant figure is constructed as a social failure, and the migrant as both a yardstick (to measure the failure) and a rattan stick (to punish it). The key factor is mobility: The migrant experiences social mobility via mental mobility (i.e., motivation) and spatial mobility (i.e., travelling for opportunities). The welfare claimant’s lack of mental and spatial mobility prevents their social mobility. Ultimately, the paper argues that contrasting the figures represents an attack on rootedness and a celebration of neoliberal mobility based in ideals of meritocracy and the erasure of social class as a relevant construct.
{"title":"The static welfare claimant vs. the dynamic migrant","authors":"John Scott Daly","doi":"10.1075/jlp.23192.dal","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.23192.dal","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The study analyses YouTube comments attached to an episode of Benefits Street (a British factual\u0000 welfare television programme) which enregister two figures of personhood: “The static, unmotivated British benefits claimant” and\u0000 “the dynamic, driven migrant”. Using Park’s (2021) critical heuristic of time, space\u0000 and affect, the study finds that the welfare claimant figure is constructed as a social failure, and the migrant as both a\u0000 yardstick (to measure the failure) and a rattan stick (to punish it). The key factor is mobility: The migrant experiences social\u0000 mobility via mental mobility (i.e., motivation) and spatial mobility (i.e., travelling for opportunities). The welfare claimant’s\u0000 lack of mental and spatial mobility prevents their social mobility. Ultimately, the paper argues that contrasting the figures\u0000 represents an attack on rootedness and a celebration of neoliberal mobility based in ideals of meritocracy and the erasure of\u0000 social class as a relevant construct.","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141099314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Stavrakakis & Katsambekis (2024): Research Handbook on Populism","authors":"Alex Yates","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24092.yat","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24092.yat","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141098700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Koller (2023): Voices of Supporters: Populist Parties, Social Media and the 2019 European Elections","authors":"Shuqiong Wu, Shiyu Chen","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24081.wu","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24081.wu","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140962910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Butler (2024): Political Discourse Analysis: Legitimization Strategies in Crisis and Conflict","authors":"Bahram Kazemian, Shafigeh Mohammadian","doi":"10.1075/jlp.24088.kaz","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24088.kaz","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51676,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Language and Politics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140962197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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