Suchergebnisse

Esta investigación se centra en los discursos y las estrategias usados por los representantes políticos británicos en la justificación del "apoyo" continuado al Gobierno israelí en la ocupación de Palestina. Gran Bretaña, como miembro de la usualmente denominada "alianza occidental", y ante la crítica internacional hacia la ocupación israelí, se ve obligada a justificar sus intereses en la región. Entre los meses de mayo a julio de 2004 se realizaron siete entrevistas a miembros del Parlamento británico y a un representante de un lobby pro-israelí de Londres en relación a los fundamentos de la posición del Gobierno británico sobre las prácticas de ocupación del gobierno israelí. La realización de un análisis crítico del discurso revela los temas ideológicos y discursivos dominantes que conforman los fundamentos de legitimación de la posición e implicaciones británicas en la región. Estos razonamientos son considerados como ideológicamente 'necesarios' en la negociación de las contradicciones entre las identificaciones y las prácticas neoliberales. Tomando en consideración las controversias contemporáneas predominantes, la discusión destaca la necesidad de realizar un análisis ideológico y material para estudiar las (re)producciones discursivas occidentales de la dominación social. ; This research focuses on the discourses and strategies used by British political representatives in justifying continued "support" for the Israeli occupation government in Palestine. As a member of the liberally identified "Western" alliance, Britain, must justify its invested interests in the region, given Israel's internationally criticized occupation practices. Between the months of May through July 2004 seven interviews were conducted with Members of British Parliament and the representative of a major London based pro-Israeli lobby organization concerning their rationales for the British government's position towards the Israeli government's occupation practices. A critical discursive analysis highlights key ideological and discursive themes forming the legitimizing rationales for the British position and involvements in the region. These rationales are seen as ideologically "necessary" in negotiating the contradictory "gaps" between neoliberalist identifications and practices. Given contemporary hegemonic contestations, the discussion highlights the necessity of an ideological and material analysis in studying Western discursive (re)productions of social domination.

This research focuses on the discourses and strategies used by British political representatives in justifying continued 'support' for the Israeli occupation government in Palestine. As a member of the liberally identified 'Western' alliance, Britain, must justify its invested interests in the region, given Israel's internationally criticized occupation practices. Between the months of May through July 2004 seven interviews were conducted with Members of British Parliament and the representative of a major London based pro-Israeli lobby organization concerning their rationales for the British government's position towards the Israeli government's occupation practices. A critical discursive analysis highlights key ideological and discursive themes forming the legitimizing rationales for the British position and involvements in the region. These rationales are seen as ideologically 'necessary' in negotiating the contradictory 'gaps' between neoliberalist identifications and practices. Given contemporary hegemonic contestations, the discussion highlights the necessity of an ideological and material analysis in studying Western discursive (re)productions of social domination.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Beyond Hansen's Law -- 1. Hyphen Nation -- 2. Golden Door, Silver Screen -- 3. Old World Bound -- 4. The Immigrant's Bootstraps, and Other Fables -- 5. I Take Back My Name -- 6. Our Heritage Is Our Power -- 7. Whose America (Who's America)? -- Coda: Ireland at JFK -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

The long history of the US making racial counts via census methods is traced, & some moral issues are considered. The political nature of this practice is described, & concerns about the misuse of such racial counts are balanced against the necessity of making such counts to ensure civil rights. The role of the state in racial formation is explored, along with that of science. The need to consider the socially constructed nature of racial categories & their variation with shifts in historical context is emphasized. Nathan Glazer's (2002) proposal for reducing the census racial categorization to a two-tiered distinction between "black" & "not black" is criticized as overly simplistic & divisive, particularly given the history of black struggle & black-white relations in the US. 1 Reference. K. Hyatt Stewart

The long history of the US making racial counts via census methods is traced, & some moral issues are considered. The political nature of this practice is described, & concerns about the misuse of such racial counts are balanced against the necessity of making such counts to ensure civil rights. The role of the state in racial formation is explored, along with that of science. The need to consider the socially constructed nature of racial categories & their variation with shifts in historical context is emphasized. Nathan Glazer's (2002) proposal for reducing the census racial categorization to a two-tiered distinction between "black" & "not black" is criticized as overly simplistic & divisive, particularly given the history of black struggle & black-white relations in the US. 1 Reference. K. Hyatt Stewart