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ID183840
Title ProperPoliticalization or Professionalism? a Case Study of the Military’s Discourse in China
LanguageENG
AuthorLuo, Zhifan
Summary / Abstract (Note)After decades of military reform, how does the Chinese military justify its persistent role in politics and social life? This mixed-methods study examines the discursive strategies used by military deputies to understand how a semi-professional military speak to its relations to the Party, its own organizational missions and goals, and potential conflicts between them. Computer-assisted text analysis is combined with targeted deep reading to identify and examine latent topics in comments made by military deputies between 2001 and 2017. The findings show that the military deputies simultaneously mobilize a political discourse and a discourse of professionalism. This duality of discourse constitutes a source of legitimacy for the military’s pursuit of corporate interests.
`In' analytical NoteArmed Forces and Society Vol. 48, No.1; Jan 2022: p.185-204
Journal SourceArmed Forces and Society Vol: 48 No 1
Key WordsChina ;  Civil–Military Relations ;  Political Discourse ;  People’s Liberation Army ;  Professionalism ;  Computer-Assisted Text Analysis


 
 
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