Existential nationalism: Russia's war against Ukraine

Knott, Eleanor

doi:10.1111/nana.12878

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“…The roots of the current crisis are traced by journalists and researchers to the imperialist rule of Vladimir Putin, who chose Ukraine as the first point on the road to rebuilding the Soviet Union (or rather returning to the former sphere of influence and territories of the Soviet-Russian empire) (Gridina and Bulyk, 2022: 33; Rubel and Hossain, 2022: 1113). The Russian president has repeatedly indicated that Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty are possible only in partnership with Russia (Knott, 2023: 2). The aim of the so-called ‘special military operation’ was to save Ukraine as a state supposedly over-run by Nazis that needs to be demilitarised and de-Nazified.…”

Section: The Exodus Of the Ukrainian Populationmentioning

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Who is a ‘true refugee’? Polish political discourse in 2021–2022

Tomczak-Boczko,

Gołębiowska,

Górny

2023

Discourse Studies

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For many years, Poland was a country of emigration, not immigration and even the ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015 did not affect the reality on the ground in any real way. However, the situation changed as a result of the activities of the Belarusian regime backed by Russia, which in 2021 began to transfer migrants to the borders with the European Union as part of its hybrid operations. As a result, thousands of people have crossed the borders and hundreds have been stranded in the border zone. In response the Polish authorities reacted by introducing a pushback policy, a state of emergency in the border area and the construction of a border wall. The attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine forced over 14 million people to leave their homes, about 6 million of whom fled to other countries, including Poland. In the face of the exodus of the Ukrainian population, Poles spontaneously rushed to help them, and the previous anti-immigrant discourse of the ruling party changed dramatically – these refugees became ‘poor’ and worthy of help. The article analyses two language corpora from scratch referring to the crises in question, which consist of speeches by members of the Law and Justice party (pol. Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) during the meetings of the lower house of parliament. A combination corpus linguistic and Critical Discourse Analysis methodologies was used. The results indicate the differences in the discourse of the ruling party in the face of each of these crises, as well as the political motivations related to them.

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Section: The Exodus Of the Ukrainian Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Who is a ‘true refugee’? Polish political discourse in 2021–2022

Tomczak-Boczko,

Gołębiowska,

Górny

2023

Discourse Studies

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“…The war in Ukraine has caused a humanitarian crisis, with loss of human lives, refugees, a paralyzed economy, as well as damaged property and infrastructure 1 . This invasion is the exacerbation of increased international tensions and escalations with roots in historical legacies, existential nationalism, and tyranny (Gomza, 2022;Knott, 2022;Kuzio, 2022;Richter, 2022). Importantly, modern international cooperation for biodiversity conservation parallels peacekeeping efforts, as both have been marked by the same two milestones, World War II and the end of the Cold War.…”

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Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation

Gallo-Cajiao

Dolšak

Prakash

et al. 2023

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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Maintaining peace and conserving biodiversity hinge on an international system of cooperation codified in institutions, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings recent progress to a crossroads. Against this backdrop, we address some implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation both within and beyond Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the governance system for biodiversity conservation, as it pertains to Russia and beyond, due to three interacting factors: (i) isolation of Russia from the international system, (ii) halt and delay of international cooperation, and (iii) changes in international and domestic policy priorities. We recommend making the existing international system of governance for conserving biodiversity more resilient and adaptable, while aligning security agendas with biodiversity conservation goals.

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“…1. Literature review Kuzio (2022) and Knott (2022) carried out a nationalist analysis of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. In their opinion, the military conflict forced Ukrainians to unite in order to preserve their nationality and defend the independence of Ukraine.…”

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The impact of Russian militaryaggression on the establishment of a newUkrainian political nation

Chernets,

Stadnyk,

Marukhovska-Kartunova

et al. 2023

Cuest. Pol.

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The open Russian invasion of Ukraine forced the Ukrainian society to defend its right to a unique and consolidated national identity. The aspiration of Ukrainians to preserve their own identity implied, later, the establishment of a new Ukrainian nation. The aim of the study was to analyze the factors influencing the establishment of the Ukrainian political nation in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The method of comparative analysis was used to identify a high level of legal awareness of the constitutional military duty to defend the Fatherland and preserve the Ukrainian nation. It is concluded that in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict, a new Ukrainian political nation is being established under the influence of ensuring equal rights to culture, language, territory, religion, justice, economy and ethnicity. It was found that Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine forced Ukrainians to unite for the sake of their own preservation as a single Ukrainian political nation. A new Ukrainian political nation, which was established during the Russo-Ukrainian war, is a sovereign community of citizens who have the political subjectivity to put up national resistance to the occupiers.

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Existential nationalism: Russia's war against Ukraine

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

Who is a ‘true refugee’? Polish political discourse in 2021–2022

Who is a ‘true refugee’? Polish political discourse in 2021–2022

Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the governance of biodiversity conservation

The impact of Russian militaryaggression on the establishment of a newUkrainian political nation

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