Abstract
The contribution introduces narrative analysis as a discourse analytical method for investigating the social construction of foreign policy fiascos. Based on insights from literary studies and narratology it shows that stories of failure include a number of key elements, including a particular setting which defines appropriate behaviour;the negative characterization of agents;as well as an emplotment of the 'fiasco' through the attribution of cause and responsibility. The contribution illustrates this method through a narrative analysis of German media reporting on Germany's abstention in the United Nations Security Council vote on Resolution 1973 in March 2011 regarding the military intervention in Libya.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Keywords: | Failure; foreign policy; Germany; Libya; narratives |
| Faculties: | Social Sciences > Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science |
| ISSN: | 1350-1763 |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 47245 |
| Date Deposited: | 27. Apr 2018, 08:12 |
| Last Modified: | 15. Dec 2020, 09:35 |
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