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War, Peace, and Populist Discourse in Ukraine

NY : Routledge, 2023.
Baysha O.

This book explores the detrimental effects on global peace of populism’s tendency to present complex social issues in simplistic "good versus evil" terms. Analyzing the civilizational discourse of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with respect to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine—with his division of the world into "civilized us" versus "barbarian them"—the book argues that such a one-dimensional representation of complex social reality leaves no space for understanding the conflict and has little, if any, potential to bring about peace.

To deconstruct the "civilization versus barbarism" discourse propagated by Zelensky, the book incorporates into its analysis alternative articulations of the crisis by oppositional voices. The author looks at the writing of several popular Ukrainian journalists and bloggers who have been excluded from the field of political representation within Ukraine, where all oppositional media are currently banned. Drawing on the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, the author argues that the incorporation of alternative perspectives, and silenced voices, is vitally important for understanding the complexity of all international conflicts, including the current one between Russia and Ukraine.

 

Research target: Sociology (including Demography and Anthropology Political Science, International Relations, and Public Administration Media and Communications
Language: English
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Keywords: популизмpopulismconflict in UkraineErnesto Laclaudiscourse theoryтеория дискурсаVolodymyr Zelenskyalternative journalismoppositional journalismУкраинский конфликтВладимир ЗеленскийЭрнесто Лаклауальтернативная журналистикаоппозиционная журналистика
War, Peace, and Populist Discourse in Ukraine
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