A rhetorical view of isms
An Introduction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6293283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jussi Kurunmäki (0000-0002-8089-8468, University of Helsinki, corresponding author), Jani Marjanen (0000-0002-3085-4862, University of Helsinki) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 241-255 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ideologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9317 • E-ISSN: 1469-9613 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569317.2018.1502939 |
| OpenAlex | W2892056423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The article highlights the prominence of ism concepts in everyday and scholarly languages worldwide and presents a conceptual history and rhetorical perspective on how to study them. It also serves as an introduction to this special issue, which contributes to linguistically oriented research on political ideologies and transnational intellectual history. Although isms have gained some attention in connection with the study of ideas in history, political ideologies and theoretical discussions on analytical categories in scholarship, they have rarely been the main target of research. By focusing on the rhetorical use of ism concepts as a whole, the article directs new attention to the rhetorical potential of the use of isms in political controversies, the translation of isms and the alleged universal character of isms. The article suggests a new way of analysing political ideas, ideologies and analytical categories by applying a contextually sensitive understanding of the ism as words and their rhetorical use. It also presents an agenda for the study of isms globally
Epistemology · Ideology · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical question · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · History, Culture, and Diplomacy · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |