Continuities and Ruptures in the Discourses of the Afghan War: Intellectuals, Politicians, and Soldiers

This work seeks to establish continuities and ruptures between the discourses related to the war in Afghanistan by intellectuals, politicians, and soldiers. Soldiers were questioned through the Afghan War Diary filtered by Wikileaks, and the conceptual construction of the discourse of politicians wa...

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Published in:Revista de estudios sociales (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2013-09, Vol.47 (47), p.147-156
Main Author: Leyton, Tomas
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
Afghanistan
Afghanistan War
Autobiographical Materials
Discourse
Discourse analysis
Heterogeneity
Insurgency
Intellectuals
Military Personnel
National Security
Politicians
Taliban
Terrorism
Terrorists
War
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Summary:This work seeks to establish continuities and ruptures between the discourses related to the war in Afghanistan by intellectuals, politicians, and soldiers. Soldiers were questioned through the Afghan War Diary filtered by Wikileaks, and the conceptual construction of the discourse of politicians was based on the National Security Strategy and other relevant documents. One of the most important findings is the naming of the enemy. While soldiers use the word Taliban, politicians use terrorist, and intellectuals use the word "insurgents", showing heterogeneity and little discursive penetration among actors. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0123-885X
DOI:10.7440/res47.2013.11