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Political Violence and Collective Identities (^)SAGE Publications In this incisive text on media and collective identity, Philip Schlesinger develops our understanding of the contemporary struggles over political discourse. By combining analyses of particular political issues and case studies of media-state relations, the book demonstrates the complexity of political communication and its part in the way in which states construct their enemies, both internal and external. Three key themes are presented. In the first part, the concepts of ‘violence’ and ‘terrorism’ are shown to be fundamentally rooted in the competing communicative strategies of the state and of its opponents. This has significant consequences for state policies on both media coverage and censorship of political violence. The second part considers the external enemies of both nation-state and ideological bloc. Professor Schlesinger examines how Western national identities have been underpinned by the threat of communism and terrorism, and the responses this has evoked in political culture. The final part addresses the involvement of media and state with collective identities, including those which transcend the boundaries of the state. How should we analyse the tensions between national and European identities? What role do the media play in shaping such conceptions? Drawing together a series of major essays into a coherent whole, this book by a distinguished media scholar will be of wide interest to lecturers and students in political science, sociology, and communication and cultural studies, as well as to all those aware of the role of the media in contemporary society. ISBN 0 8039 8503 7 FA MOUTH CO LEGE OF ARTS 3 8010 00050 0111 MEDIA, STATE AND NATION The Media, Culture & Society Series Series editors: John Corner, Nicholas Garnham, Paddy Scanned, Philip Schlesinger, Colin Sparks, Nancy Wood The Economics of Television The UK Case Richard Collins, Nicholas Garnham and Gareth Locksley Media, Culture and Society A Critical Reader edited by Richard Collins, James Curran, Nicholas Garnham, Paddy Scanned, Philip Schlesinger and Colin Sparks Capitalism and Communication Global Culture and the Economics of Information Nicholas Garnham, edited by Fred Inglis MEDIA, STATE AND NATION Political Violence and Collective Identities Philip Schlesinger SAGE Publications London • Newbury Park • New Delhi © in this edition Philip Schlesinger 1991 Chapters 5 and 6 © Philip Schlesinger and Philip Elliott 1979 First published in this edition 1991 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the Publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 6 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PU SAGE Publications Inc 2455 Teller Road Newbury Park, California 91320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd 32, M-Block Market Greater Kailash -1 New Delhi 110 048 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data Schlesinger, Philip Media, state and nation: Political violence and collective identities. - (Media, culture and society series) I. Title II. Series 320 ISBN 0-8039-8503-7 ISBN 0-8039-8504-5 pbk Library of Congress catalog card number 90-053695 Typeset by The Word Shop, Bury, Lancs Printed in Great Britain by Billing and Sons Ltd, Worcester Contents Preface vii Acknowledgements x Part I Political Violence and the News Media Introduction to Part I 1 1 The Interpretation of Violence 5 2 ‘Terrorism’, the Media and the Liberal-Democratic State: A Critique of the Orthodoxy 17 3 The Media Politics of Siege Management: The Case of the Iranian Embassy Siege 29 Part II Fighting the Old Ideological Enemy Introduction to Part II 60 4 On the Shape and Scope of Counter-Insurgency Thought 66 5 Some Aspects of Communism as a Cultural Category written with Philip Elliott 92 6 The Rise and Fall of a Political Slogan: The Case of ‘Eurocommunism’ written with Philip Elliott 111 Part III Problems of Collective Identity Introduction to Part III 137 7 On National Identity (I): Cultural Politics and the Mediologists 139 8 On National Identity (II): Collective Identity in Social Theory 152 9 No Guide for the Perplexed: Collective Identities in a Changing Europe 176 Index 193 For Sharon
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