| ID | 183519 |
| Title Proper | Discourse interactions in world politics |
| Other Title Information | the dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | ZHAI, Yida |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Discourse, as a constructive power, plays a significant role in world politics. Rather than focusing on the formation or transformation of a single discourse, we investigate discourse interaction in the context of multiple competing discourses. Based on the theories of discourse interaction, this study analyses the realist dimension of discourse by examining the territorial dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands and shows how the two countries use discourses to pursue their own security and respective realist interests. This analysis identifies five major controversies in the two countries’ discourses on their claims of sovereignty over the islands and demonstrates that each of the two states uses both complementary and competing discourses to strengthen its own stance and delegitimize the other’s claims. The theoretical analysis of discourse interaction not only contributes to the growing research on discourse practices in IR, but also has important implications for practice-oriented strategic communication. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 34, No.4; Aug 2021: p.570-589 |
| Journal Source | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol: 34 No 4 |
| Key Words | Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands ; China and Japan |