Brothers in arms or peace? The media representation of Swedish and Norwegian defence- and military co-operation
This article discusses the relevance of Johan Galtung's model for peace journalism and critical discourse analysis (CDA) in light of the media coverage of Swedish and Norwegian defence cooperation. By analysing the proposal for closer military cooperation between the Nato-member Norway and the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Berlin Regener Publishing House
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Conflict & Communication Online |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2010_2/pdf/nohrstedt_ottosen.pdf |
| Summary: | This article discusses the relevance of Johan Galtung's model for peace journalism and critical discourse analysis (CDA) in light of the media coverage of Swedish and Norwegian defence cooperation. By analysing the proposal for closer military cooperation between the Nato-member Norway and the non-aligned Sweden the article emphasises the paradox that the fact that both Sweden and Norway have forces fighting in Afghanistan was not mentioned when the heads of the Norwegian and Swedish Defence in a joint article justified the need for a closer cooperation between the two countries. Thus this analysis illustrates some limitations of the peace journalism perspective and the necessity to take a contextual approach in which also the possibility of "peace talk" being part of a war discourse is considered. |
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| ISSN: | 1618-0747 |