CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Shaybazyan, Dayana |
|---|---|
| Title | An Analysis of Ilham Aliyevs Addresses to the Nation: The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Enemy Image of Armenians |
| Summary | The thesis looks into the construction and reinforcement of the enemy image of Armenians in the discourse of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. The thesis uses the Discourse Historical Approach (DHA), and the discursive strategies of nomination, predication, perspectivation, intensification and mitigation, to analyze the language in ten addresses to the nation, issued by Aliyev, between September and November of 2020. The thesis demonstrates Aliyev’s use of the argumentative topoi of religion, history and nation, as part of his discourse, to amplify the sense of unity within the in-group and the negative perception of Armenians by the Azerbaijanis. It argues that by presenting Armenians as an “enemy” in his discourse, Ilham Aliyev is able to justify his military actions, boost his legitimacy and unite the country in opposition to the enemy. The thesis illustrates how political actors utilize language in the creation and reinforcement of negative stereotypes and enemy images and determines that Aliyev contributes to the formation of myths and conflict narratives that keep setting Armenia and Azerbaijan on the path of conflict. |
| Supervisor | Miller, Michael Laurence |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/shaybazyan_dayana.pdf |
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