The strategic use of metaphors by North-Belgian political and media elites during the 2007-2011 Belgian political crisis
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The strategic use of metaphors by North-Belgian political and media elites during the 2007-2011 Belgian political crisis
Original language description
On 9 December 2011 a new Belgian government was sworn in after a record breaking 541 days of negotiations between all democratic political forces with the aim to alter the constitution and provide more autonomy to the different regions that make up Belgium. In this article, the frequent use of political metaphors by North-Belgian politicians and journalists is analysed through a critical metaphor analysis which approaches the different metaphors at a descriptive, an interpretative and a motivational level. Four meta-categories of metaphors were identified - sports and games metaphors, war metaphors, culinary metaphors and transport metaphors. The different metaphors fed into six core-frames: expressing immobility, attributing blame, the need for unity,bargaining and teasing, the end is nigh and finally lack of direction and leadership. Metaphors were instrumental in strategies to present the Flemish demands as unquestionable and common sense, while the counter-demands of the French-sp
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AJ - Literature, mass media, audio-visual activities
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics
ISSN
1740-8296
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
21
Pages from-to
177-197
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