Legitimation through Collectivization: Al Qaeda and US Discourses on the Use of Force

Autor(es)

Motta, Barbara ^[1] ; Succi Junior, David P. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sergipe, Def & Int Secur Studies Grp GEDES, Int Relat Dept, Sao Cristovao, SE - France

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Def & Int Secur Studies Grp GEDES, Grad Sch Int Relat, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: STUDIES IN CONFLICT & TERRORISM; JUL 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Discursive struggles for legitimation are a constitutive feature of the politically guided deployment of force. This dynamic of political communication frequently entails engaging with multiple audiences, such as international, local, and intra-group. As it compels actors to diversify their narrative strategies, it often results in conflicting statements. We argue that a particular discursive strategy, which we call the collectivization of the self, provides actors with an instrument to address different audiences with a singular narrative. We present this strategy through a content and qualitative analysis of Bin Laden's statements on terrorist actions and Bush's speeches on the intervention in Afghanistan. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/11168-3 - Da construção do inimigo à legitimação do uso da violência: o emprego da força militar no interior das fronteiras nacionais
• Beneficiário: David Paulo Succi Junior
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 14/14071-0 - Guerra e paz: a práxis de securitização dos Estados Unidos no Pós-Guerra Fria
• Beneficiário: Bárbara Vasconcellos de Carvalho Motta
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado