Representations and othering in discourse : the construction of Turkey in the EU context

Representations and othering in discourse : the construction of Turkey in the EU context / Beyza Ç. Tekin.

This volume examines the construction of Turkey's possible European Union accession in French political discourse. In today's France, heated debates regarding Turkey's EU membership are turning into an essential part of European identity formation. Once again, the `Turkish Other'...

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Main Author: Tekin, Beyza Ç
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, Pa. : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010.
Series:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 39.
Subjects:
European Union.
European Union
Discourse analysis > Political aspects.
Communication in politics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Vocabulary.
Communication in politics
Discourse analysis > Political aspects
Public opinion, French
Turkey > Foreign public opinion, French.
Turkey
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: motivation of the study
  • Theoretical relevance of the study
  • methodological framework
  • Nature of the source material
  • organization of the book
  • pt. I socio-historical context
  • ch. 1 makings of the historical image of the Turk: Metaphors, stereotypes, and memories occupying the French collective imaginary
  • early medieval image of the Turk
  • Renaissance image of the Turk: Friend or foe?
  • first encounter with the Mamamouchi
  • gaze of the Other: The Parisian mode of Turqueries
  • specter of Oriental despotism
  • Turkey in the writings of the nineteenth century French Orientalists
  • new image of Republican Turkey
  • ch. 2 Contextualizing French attitudes towards Turkey's possible EU membership
  • France and European integration: A historical perspective
  • community option: A difficult choice
  • France's attitudes to Turkey's European aspirations in retrospect
  • Beyond the referendum: Reshuffling ideas, strange coalitions
  • France in transition: Immigration and the crisis of republican universalism
  • pt. II discourse analysis
  • ch. 3 Analyzing manifest discourse: A critical content analysis of the French debate on Turkey's EU membership
  • Drawing the imaginary frontiers of Europe: Essentialist arguments
  • question of Turkey's unqualifying democracy
  • On Turkey's duty to recognize its past
  • question of Turkey's demography and economy
  • Geo-strategic evaluations
  • ch. 4 Representations and Othering in discourse
  • analysis of referential, nomination and predication strategies
  • Exploring the characteristics of the Turkish Other
  • Arguing for or against Turkey's EU membership: Argumentation strategies
  • Rhetorical analysis and metaphors
  • Mitigating derogatory discourse.

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