Legitimising (Note 1) Alternative Voices in Sustainable Development (SD) Discourse

The Case of Scientist Rebellion (SR)

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ID21838552
AuthorsPietro Manzella (0000-0001-8785-1825, University of Udine, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume15
Issue5
Pages88
Publication date2023-10-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-5425 • E-ISSN: 1948-5425
PublisherMacrothink Institute, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5296/ijl.v15i5.21395
OpenAlexW4387815362
LanguageEN
References cited19

This paper investigates the language of legitimation considering a number of open letters published by the pressure group Scientist Rebellion (SR) to address sustainability issues. The questions this paper seeks to address include the following: Which legitimation strategies did the authors of the open letters examined make use of to buttress their arguments? Did these resources serve a legitimatory function, a delegitimising function against adversaries, or both? Are the open letters under investigation characterized by legitimising mechanisms that are specific to this genre? Using van Leeuwen’s theoretical framework, a number of legitimation strategies are identified, which were put in place by SR representatives to raise awareness of questions concerning sustainable development (SD) and to seek public consent in relation to their proposals

Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Legitimation · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Law · Philosophy

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