AbstractsPolitical Science

Russia in Japanese Political and Elite Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Abe’s Speeches and Statements and Chūō Kōron Articles and Editorials

by Bob Rambonnet




Institution: Leiden University
Department:
Year: 2016
Keywords: Japan; Russia; Japan-Russia relations; Critical Discourse Analysis; Chūō Kōron; Shinzō Abe
Posted: 02/05/2017
Record ID: 2065039
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/42577


Abstract

This thesis examines Japan-Russia relations through a critical discourse analysis of speeches and statements by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and articles and editorials in the Japanese monthly general-interest magazine Chūō Kōron published in the period of January 2014 to December 2015. Advisors/Committee Members: Wakefield, Bryce (advisor).