Marcuse and the Language of Power
The Unfair Discourse of "Fairness" in the Coalition Government's Policy Presentation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12628476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark O’brien (0009-0006-2205-9232, corresponding author), Philosophy Documentation Center |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 187-203 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radical Philosophy Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1388-4441 • E-ISSN: 1569-1659 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/radphilrev201316118 |
| OpenAlex | W2339489759 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This paper considers the political manipulation of language in the UK governmental fairness agenda. It employs Marcuse’s analytical notion of the suppression of the transitive meaning of “the word” within “the sentence.” Further to this it links the operationalizing of language with positivist and uncritical policy epistemologies used by the UK coalition government. Using this theoretical framework the paper draws out the two broad meanings of the term “fairness” used to legitimate public-sector cuts on the one hand, and by researchers concerned with issues of structural inequality on the other
Linguistics · Physics · Power (physics · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2019 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |