03855nam 22005172 450 991087879740332120240402145055.09789004696426(electronic bk.)978900469641910.1163/9789004696426(MiAaPQ)EBC31458805(Au-PeEL)EBL31458805(CKB)32245873800041(nllekb)BRILL9789004696426(EXLCZ)993224587380004120240402d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWho Benefits from the Sanitized Language of Violence? /Matthew Fyjis-Walker1st ed.Leiden ;Boston :Brill | Nijhoff,2024.©20241 online resource (80 pages)Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024International Studies on Military Ethics ;14Print version: Fyjis-Walker, Matthew Who Benefits from the Sanitized Language of Violence? Boston : BRILL,c2024 9789004696419 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Does the Model of Surrogacy Offer Value to the Analysis of Civil-Military Relations in the UK? -- 1 Clausewitz's Trinities Explored -- 2 Nation-Government Relations in UK, Clausewitzian? -- 3 Surrogacy an Alternate Model? -- 4 Or a Synthesis of the Two? -- Chapter 2 Literature Review -- 1 Language, War and Power -- 2 Sanitised Language -- 3 Institutional Power -- 4 Political Myth -- 5 Public Opinion, Knowledge and Interest -- 6 British Media and Public Authorities -- 7 Trust, Transparency, Secrecy -- Chapter 3 Methodology -- 1 Research Objectives -- 2 Position of the Researcher -- 3 Armed Forces Covenant - The Experiment Framework -- 4 Research Design and Methods -- 5 Open-Source Data -- 6 Interviews -- 7 Limitations and Trustworthiness -- Chapter 4 Findings -- 1 Libya Introduction -- 2 Overarching Narrative -- 3 Regime Change -- 4 Civilian Casualties -- 5 Post-campaign -- 6 Iraq and Syria - Counter Daesh Coalition -- 7 Overarching Narrative -- 8 Killing to Success? -- 9 General Human Rights - Drones -- 10 Trends? -- Chapter 5 Discussion -- 1 Was It Ever Thus? -- 2 What Do These Comparisons Tell Us? -- 3 Does This Matter? -- 4 Reduced Trust -- 5 Lack of Understanding -- 6 So What? -- 7 What Next? -- Bibliography -- Back Cover.Language is not neutral; it determines, and is determined, by perspective. This volume explores the role of an influential vocabulary of war, sanitised language, the language that seeks to clean up the appearance of events through euphemism, abstract words and opaque phrases. Critical discourse analysis of the language of recent military campaigns shows that the public authorities do not explain events as clearly as they might. Despite social, political and strategic incentives to use sanitised language, its use appears to undermine the democratic process and reduce public authorities’ freedoms, possibly emboldening adversaries and turning away potential partners.Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024.International Studies on Military Ethics ;14Human Rights and Humanitarian LawHuman rightsGreat BritainMilitary policyHuman Rights and Humanitarian Law.Human rights.341Fyjis-Walker Matthew1764603NL-LeKBNL-LeKB9910878797403321Who Benefits from the Sanitized Language of Violence4205524UNINA