Filthy Lapdogs,” “Jerks,” and “Hitler”

Making Sense of Insults in International Relations

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ID12693201
AutoresÉlise Rousseau (0000-0002-4497-8153, University of Namur, autor correspondente), Stephane J Baele (0000-0002-3632-0888, University of Exeter)
Ano2020
Volume23
Fascículo3
Páginas532-555
Data de publicação2020-08-07
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1468-2486 • E-ISSN: 1521-9488
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/isr/viaa047
OpenAlexW3047389984
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas101

This paper offers an original theoretical framework for the study of insults in international relations (IR). Bringing into IR the two main theoretical approaches to aggravating language, slurs and dysphemisms, we conceptualize insults’ disruptive impact on international interactions in a way that explains their logic, consequences, and risks. Specifically, we argue that insults constitute both at once tactical tools used by international actors to achieve their interests by disrupting an interaction and modifying the payoffs associated with it and linguistic artifacts constructing and sharpening self- and other identities. The components of our theoretical framework are illustrated with a wide range of empirical cases of international insults

Epistemology · International relations · International relations theory · Law and economics · Political science · Sharpening · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology