The Discourse of Conflict and Crisis
Poland'S Political Rhetoric in the European Perspective
1st Edition
Published on 21. October 2021
184 pages
978-1-350-13565-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the linguistic patterns of conflict, crisis and threat generation in Polish political rhetoric that have been at the heart of state-level policies since the Law and Justice (PiS) Party came to power in October 2015.
Analysing a vast corpus of speeches, statements and remarks by prominent Law and Justice Party politicians, this book sheds light on internal parliamentary and presidential discourse against opponents of the government, before widening its lens to Poland's strained relations with the EU regarding refugee distribution and immigration. Drawing on theories from contemporary critical discourse studies and critical-cognitive pragmatics, the book shows how the crisis, conflict and threat elements in these discourses produce public coercion and strengthen the Party's leadership.
Piotr Cap extends his argument further to examine discursive examples from Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Italy and the UK, highlighting the correlation between the Law and Justice Party and broader socio-political and rhetorical trends in contemporary Europe. The result is an authoritative panorama of the mutual dependencies and shared discursive strategies of European right-wing groups.
Analysing a vast corpus of speeches, statements and remarks by prominent Law and Justice Party politicians, this book sheds light on internal parliamentary and presidential discourse against opponents of the government, before widening its lens to Poland's strained relations with the EU regarding refugee distribution and immigration. Drawing on theories from contemporary critical discourse studies and critical-cognitive pragmatics, the book shows how the crisis, conflict and threat elements in these discourses produce public coercion and strengthen the Party's leadership.
Piotr Cap extends his argument further to examine discursive examples from Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Italy and the UK, highlighting the correlation between the Law and Justice Party and broader socio-political and rhetorical trends in contemporary Europe. The result is an authoritative panorama of the mutual dependencies and shared discursive strategies of European right-wing groups.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-350-13565-9 (9781350135659)
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Piotr Cap
The Discourse of Conflict and Crisis
Poland's Political Rhetoric in the European Perspective
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05/2023
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Piotr Cap is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Lódz, Poland.
Content
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
1. 'Do What I Say, Unless...': Political Leadership, Coercion, and Threat Construction
2. Polish Contexts: Threat-Based Communication and Crisis Management in Communist and Post-Communist Poland
3. Enemy at Home: 'Total Opposition', 'Post-Communist Elites' and 'Keepers of the Round Table Order'
4. The 'Worst Sort of Poles' Narrative
5. European Union and the Discourse of National Sovereignty
6. Oppressed by Neighbors: Germany, Russia, and Nord Stream 2
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1. 'Do What I Say, Unless...': Political Leadership, Coercion, and Threat Construction
2. Polish Contexts: Threat-Based Communication and Crisis Management in Communist and Post-Communist Poland
3. Enemy at Home: 'Total Opposition', 'Post-Communist Elites' and 'Keepers of the Round Table Order'
4. The 'Worst Sort of Poles' Narrative
5. European Union and the Discourse of National Sovereignty
6. Oppressed by Neighbors: Germany, Russia, and Nord Stream 2
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Bibliography
Index
