MEUNIER, Isabel
Construindo a américa do sul : identidades e interesses na formação discursiva da unasul - Rio de Janeiro : IESP / UERJ, jul./Set. 2013
Based on the discursive perspective of identity study, the article aims to demonstrate how South Americas political leaders conduct the regions integration through communicative strategies focused on forging a regional identity. The article further analyzes how such constructions relate to political practices and power distribution patterns. Using qualitative and quantitative discourse analysis, the study analyzes speeches by South American heads-of-state and foreign affairs ministers in the context of institutionalization of Unasul, as well as the underlying norms in the latters organization. The hypothesis is that the national leaders proactively promote discursive processes of social identification in the construction of Unasul as a means to legitimize and foment regional cooperation, although the identity narratives vary between countries according to their respective values.
Construindo a américa do sul : identidades e interesses na formação discursiva da unasul - Rio de Janeiro : IESP / UERJ, jul./Set. 2013
Based on the discursive perspective of identity study, the article aims to demonstrate how South Americas political leaders conduct the regions integration through communicative strategies focused on forging a regional identity. The article further analyzes how such constructions relate to political practices and power distribution patterns. Using qualitative and quantitative discourse analysis, the study analyzes speeches by South American heads-of-state and foreign affairs ministers in the context of institutionalization of Unasul, as well as the underlying norms in the latters organization. The hypothesis is that the national leaders proactively promote discursive processes of social identification in the construction of Unasul as a means to legitimize and foment regional cooperation, although the identity narratives vary between countries according to their respective values.
