The Pen is Mightier than the H-Bomb

Monte, Izadora Xavier Do

doi:10.1080/1369801x.2015.1131180

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“…31 Do Monte furthers this notion by asserting that control over language within the Security Council is a means of projecting power. 32 Language in this domain reinforces power hierarchies by giving a stronger voice to privilege, such as P5 nations. Gifkins postulates that there are three key reasons as to why language used within the Security Council is of significance in decision-making processes.…”

Section: Diplomatic Language and Genocide Recognitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Politicization of the Genocide Label: Genocide Rhetoric in the UN Security Council

Ringrose

2020

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This article examines the intersection of language, power and national interest by discussing how the UN Security Council permanent five (P5) members navigate the linguistic rhetoric of genocide in debates surrounding the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A discourse analysis methodology is adopted to ascertain how P5 member-states framed the genocide in Srebrenica through an analysis of linguistic themes and silences in council debates. This article argues that UN P5 members use language as a mechanism to frame a conflict in a particular way that aligns with their own national political interests. The article reaffirms the importance of genocide recognition, not only as a vital legal instrument, but one that has the ability to acknowledge the significance of an atrocity and an important variable in post-conflict growth and mediation.

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Section: Diplomatic Language and Genocide Recognitionmentioning

confidence: 99%