Interpretative repertoires, identities and ideology in focus groups discussing war : a critical analysis of Greek youth discourse about the Kosovo war
Part of : Hellenic journal of psychology ; Vol.8, No.1, 2011, pages 1-21
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Using as an example the Kosovo war in 1999, the present study aimed to explore thediscourse about war in the context of Greek youth focus groups, analysing the interpretativerepertoires that were used, the identities produced and the ideology of nationalism thatinformed them. Within this context, and applying a critical approach in the analysis ofdiscourse, the following issues were addressed: First, whether young people in Greececomprehend and judge the different dimensions of war in a variety of ways or whether theyexpress uniform and one-sided arguments. Second, whether the war in Kosovo as an eventfacilitated the strengthening of the ideology of nationalism or whether it facilitated its"disarticulation" through the articulation of alternative lines of arguments and identitiescritical of nationalism. The implications of the present study are discussed in relation to thewider field of social research exploring the discursive devices and ideology through which waris legitimized.
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identity, ideology, interpretative repertoires
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