The imaginaries of the Eurasian Union
Discursive construction of post-Soviet transnationality in Russia and Kazakhstan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7819781 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lara Ryazanova-Clarke (0000-0003-2956-0223, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 2017 |
| Issue | 247 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2017-0023 |
| OpenAlex | W2556068197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Couched in the critical discourse studies perspective and developing the notion of political imaginary, this article explores the imaginaries of the transnational integration project of the Eurasian Union that are produced in elite discourses in its two key states, Russia and Kazakhstan. The corpus used comprises transcripts of the two states’ parliamentary discussions and speeches by presidents Putin and Nazarbaev. The article focuses on meaning construction through the discursive types, strategies, and topoi employed in the discourses of the new Union, and the linguistic forms called upon for their articulation. Two discursive strands narrating the Eurasian Union are singled out – the
Elite · Epistemology · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Soviet union · The Imaginary · Topos theory · Transnationality · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Gender Studies · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |