Political Language and Metaphor: Interpreting and Changing the World (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory)

Hardcover, xvi+293 pages, NOT ex-library. Clean and bright throughout, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show some handling wear, a few scuff-marks. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents: Part I Science -- 1 Ways of Stargazing: Newtonian Metaphoricity in American Foreign Policy / Dimitrios E. Akrivoulis [Newtonian metaphors in the American founding era; Newtonian constellations of 'NSC-68'] 2 Slippery Slopes in Political Discourse / Dag Stenvoll 3 Mechanical Metaphors in Politics / Jernej Pikalo [Political metaphor: a methodological primer; Individuals as social atoms, states as mass particles: Newtonian mechanics meets Descartes in political science; Metaphor: a prose of the world]; Part II Structures -- 4 Metaphors of Social Order / Erik Ringmar 5 Metaphors of Solidarity / Iseult Honohan [Traditional & Contemporary metaphors of solidarity; Family metaphors; Ethnic groups; Friendship; Alternatives; Social capital: voluntary relationships in civil society] 6 Exploring the Metaphorical (De-)construction of Legitimacy: A Comparison of Legitimation Discourses in American & British Newspapers / Steffen G. Schneider [Metaphors and the communicative dimension of legitimacy; Some empirical illustrations]; Part III Europe -- 7 Identifying and Assessing Metaphors: Discourse on EU Reform / Petr Drulak 8 Discursive Metaphor Analysis: (De)construction(s) of Europe / Jochen Walter & Jan Helmig 9 Political Protest and Metaphor / Charlotte Fridolfsson [Metaphor and discourse; Study of political metaphor and protest; Event one: A demonstration in Gothenburg; Conceptual metaphors and demonstrations; Event two: A Swedish referendum; Scientific and expert explanation; Chains of equivalence and a social symptom; Metaphor & the study of politics]; Part IV Sexuality -- 10 Real Construction Through Metaphorical Language: How Animals & Machines (Amongst Other Metaphors) Maketh (Hu)man (What 'he' Is) / Terrell Carver [De animalia; 'Modern times' the movie; Man's inhumanity to man] 11 Data, Anecdote & Metaphor in Gender Equality Policy-Making: Merging 'Intellectual and Real World Mainstreaming' / Gemma M. Carney [Political significance of gender mainstreaming; Mainstreaming language in the Republic of Ireland; Gender & metaphor; Defining metaphor; 'Battle of the sexes' vs 'gender mainstreaming'; What is the significance of the gender metaphor?] 12 Metaphors, Mini-narratives and Foucauldian Discourse Theory / Véronique Mottier [From semantics to pragmatics; Meaning, identity, power; Identity & narration]; Part V Policy -- 13 Metaphor, Catachresis & Equivalence: Rhetoric of Freedom to Fly in the Struggle Over Aviation Policy in the United Kingdom / David Howarth & Steven Griggs 14 Love and Life in Heart-less Town: Or, the Use of Metaphor in Local Planning / Merlijn J. van Hulst 15 Cognition Meets Action: Metaphors as Models 'of' and Models 'for' / Dvora Yanow ['Seeing-as': metaphors in practice; Case 1: community centres & supermarkets; Case 2: 'evidence-based' policies & practices; Que(e)rying metaphors]; Part VI Language -- 16 Application of Conceptual Metaphor Theory to Political Discourse: Methodological Questions & Some Possible Solutions / Alan Cienki 17 Metaphorical Moves: 'Scientific Expertise' in Research Policy Studies / Philippe Sormani & Martin Benninghoff [Formal analysis in political science; Ethnomethodology, methods and metaphors; Abstracts and abstractions: studying research policy studies; A single abstract analysed; Accountable organisation & particular reading; Oriented reading and procedural description]; 18 A Metaphorical Election Style: Use of Metaphor at Election Time / Dieter Vertessen & Christ'l De Landtsheer [Style & political communication; Different perspectives on metaphors; How political metaphors work; A dynamic metaphor style; Hypotheses; Metaphor power; Language complexity; Modals; Crisis pattern; Sampling and coding; Results; Conclusions]; Reflections; Further Reading; Index.…