“These are not just slogans”

• Autores: Zohar Kampf, Gadi Heimann, Elena Alvar
• Localización: Journal of language and politics, ISSN 1569-2159, Vol. 21, Nº. 5, 2022, págs. 653-674
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The goal of this study is to capture the meaning of interstate friendship from the perspective of international actors and to underline the benefits of analyzing speech acts as a tool for revealing the relational scripts that guide interstate relations. Analysis of the discourse surrounding 215 assertions of friendship made by statespersons in a variety of diplomatic encounters and cultural contexts allows us to identify the factors that state actors articulate to develop friendly interstate relations, the practices expected from a friendly state, and the goals attributed to practices of friendship. In the Conclusion we discuss the differences between interpersonal and interstate friendships, and how the speech act of friendship plays a part in the construction of interstate relations.