"In the middle of an international crisis in migration policy – widely referred to as a ‘refugee crisis’ – this book brings together timely analyses of the manifold and yet specific ways in which migration affects globalized societies, set against the background of the rise of nationalist and populist movements. The voices of migrants and refugees are rarely heard: usually, they are debated about, summarised and reported but not included ..."
The Politics of Fear The Shameless Normalization of Far-Right Discourse (Paperback) by RuthWodak Paperback, Published 2020 by Sage Publishing Ltd Okt 2020 ISBN-13: 978-1-5264-9920-2, ISBN: 1-5264-9920-7
"This is a sophisticated and nuanced introduction to critical discourse analysis (CDA) that covers a range of topics in an accessible, engaging style. With international examples and an interdisciplinary approach, readers gain a rich understanding of the many angles into critical discourse analysis, the fundamentals of how analysis works and examples from written texts, online data and images. This new edition: expands coverage of ..."
"Right-wing populist movements and related political parties are gaining ground in many EU member states. This unique, interdisciplinary book provides an overall picture of the dynamics and development of these parties across Europe and beyond. Combining theory with in-depth case studies, it offers a comparative analysis of the policies and rhetoric of existing and emerging parties including the British BNP, the Hungarian "Jobbik" and th ..."
"Although mother and daughter are two central female roles, they have rarely been investigated. The relationship is specific, certainly different than the mother–son or father–daughter relationships. And this difference manifests itself in sex-specific language behavior. Despite ‘eternal’ features of the mother–daughter relationship, its quality is affected by individual psychological and by sociocultural variables. Thus, investigations ..."
" Austria does not often make political headlines. It has at least twice in recent years: in 1986, when the "Waldheim Affair" was debated worldwide, and in 1999, when the Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) under Joerg Haider received 27 percent of the vote in national elections. Established by former Nazis for former Nazis, the FPOe entered the mainstream of Austrian politics when it became part of a coalition government. This volume explore ..."
"CRITICAL APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND EDUCATION Critical Applied Linguistics
(CALx) is not, as yet, a term that is widely used. Nevertheless, it appears to be a
useful umbrella under which a number of emerging critical approaches to
language and education can be described. Part of the difficulty in defining CALx
lies in the difficulties in determining both what it is to be critical and what is meant
by Applied Linguistics. The term crit ..."
"Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis provides a concise, comprehensible and thoroughly up-to-date introduction to CDA, appropriate for both novice and experienced researchers. This new edition has been updated throughout, with a new introduction contextualizing the development of the CDA approach, and two entirely new chapters on the 'social actor approach' to CDA and the use of quantitative corpus linguistic methods. The editors h ..."
"This volume covers basic fields of Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language; both macro- and micro-domains are presented in the fields of language teaching, minority languages, and problems of language acquisition as well as practical issues of curricula planning and textbook writing. The most prominent scholars in these fields provide extensive descriptions of the important literature, and of the basic questions in the respective ..."
"How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics, which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one hand, and differences to other national collectives on the other hand? The Discursive Construction of National Identity analyses discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention to Austria.In the tradition of critical discours ..."
The Politics of Fear(1st Edition) What Right-Wing Populist Discourses Mean by RuthWodak Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Sage Publications Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-4462-4700-6, ISBN: 1-4462-4700-7
"Instructors - Electronic inspection copies are available or contact your local sales representative for an inspection copy of the print version. Winner of the Austrian Book Prize for the 2016 German translation, in the category of Humanities and Social Sciences. Populist right-wing politics is moving centre-stage, with some parties reaching the very top of the electoral ladder: but do we know why, and why now? In this book Ruth Wodak ..."
Discourse and Discrimination(1st Edition) Rhetorics of Racism and Antisemitism by Martin Reisigl, RuthWodak Hardcover, 316 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-23149-7, ISBN: 0-415-23149-3
"Discourse and Discrimination is a study of how racism, anti-semitism and ethnicism are reflected in discourse. Through the analysis of an impressive variety of documents, Reisigl and Wodak present detailed case studies of anti-semitism, institutional racism and political xenophobia in Austria. Chapters include: * "Race", Racism and Discourse * The linguistic and rhetorical analysis of racism and anti-semitism * Discourses of silence ..."
"This book provides structured and practical advice on analyzing language in research across the social sciences, for students and scholars alike. It is edited by the leading academic in the field, with international contributors. It addresses a wide variety of social sciences. It provides clear examples and guidance to aid teaching and learning.Analyzing language can be tricky but it provides a useful insight within social research. Thi ..."
"Multilingual encounters have been commonplace in many types of institutions, and have become an essential part of supranational institutions such as the EU since their inception. This volume explores and discusses different ways of researching the discursive dimension of these encounters, and critically examines their relevance to policy, politics and society as a whole. This includes institutions at the local, regional and supranationa ..."
Gender and Discourse (Sage Studies in Discourse) by Editor-Professor RuthWodak Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1998 by Sage Publications Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7619-5099-8, ISBN: 0-7619-5099-0
"The contributors to this collection offer an essential introduction to the ways in which feminist linguistics and critical discourse analysis have contributed to our understanding of gender and sex. By examining how these perspectives have been applied to these concepts, the contributors provide both a review of the literature, as well as an opportunity to follow the most recent debates in this area. Gender and Discourse brings togethe ..."
The Politics of Fear The Shameless Normalization of Far-Right Discourse (Hardback) by RuthWodak Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2020 by Sage Publications Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-5264-9921-9, ISBN: 1-5264-9921-5
"The Politics of Fear traces the trajectory of far-right politics from the margins of the political landscape to its very center."
"In the middle of an international crisis in migration policy – widely referred to as a ‘refugee crisis' – this book brings together timely analyses of the manifold and yet specific ways in which migration affects globalized societies, set against the background of the rise of nationalist and populist movements. The voices of migrants and refugees are rarely heard: usually, they are debated about, summarised and reported but not included ..."