In:Discourse and Identity Formation: Parliamentary debates in Bahrain
Lamya Alkooheji and Chitra Sinha
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 73] 2017
► pp. ix–xii
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Published online: 15 December 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.73.toc
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Table of contents
Acknowledgements
ix
Acknowledgements
xi
List of tables
xvii
List of figures
xix
Transliteration system
xxi
Chapter 1.Introduction
1
The parliamentary dynamics and the Bahraini Council of Representatives
3
Discourse in the Bahraini Council
5
Themes of the book
7
Chapterisation
8
Scope and methodology
10
Theoretical underpinnings
11
Disclaimer
12
Chapter 2.Religion, ideology and politics in Islamic society
13
Introduction
13
Ideological evolution in the Muslim world
13
Construction of politics in Islam
16
Islam and democracy
19
Chapter 3.Language variation across Bahrain
23
Language, religion and ideologies
23
The Bahraini community
23
Linguistic variations in Bahrain
27
Chapter 4.Theoretical underpinnings
39
Introduction
39
The concept of power
39
Power, ideology and language
40
Formation and evolution of identity
42
The role of discourse
48
Society and discourse: Critical discourse analysis as a methodological tool
48
CDS as a perspective
50
CDS and politics
51
Interdisciplinarity in CDS
53
Common dimensions of CDS approaches
54
Features of CDS
55
• A critical perspective
55
• Intertextuality
55
• The triangle of society, cognition and discourse
56
Sociocognitive approach (SCA) as a methodological device
57
Social cognition
57
Context in SCA
60
Criticisms of CDS
61
SCA and theories of deliberative democracy
62
Discursive categories in Bahrain parliamentary debates
64
Key aspects of the analytical framework
64
Chapter 5.Ideology, identity and discourse: Evidence from parliamentary debates during 2008–2010
69
Introduction
69
Structure of the Bahraini parliament
71
Discourse in the Bahraini parliament: An overview
72
Three discursive strategies
74
Corroborating by information
74
Intensifying grievance
76
Centralising pride and dignity
76
Discursive devices
77
Emotions in discourse
79
Taking emotions unemotionally
79
Variables affecting emotions
80
Emotions and language
82
Arabic language rhetoric
83
Style
84
Speech acts
85
Ideology, identity and discourse: Evidence from Bahrain parliamentary debates
86
1. The use of teargas
87
2. The debate on Bahraini detainees abroad
114
3. Insulting the government
119
4. Condemning a “Terrorist” Plot
124
5. The arrest of political activists
150
6. Big and small thieves
158
7. Eavesdropping
164
8. The arrest of A. Hassan (a)
167
9. The arrest of A. Hassan (b)
169
10. Censoring a speech
172
11. Activating a punishment decision
175
Chapter 6.Discursive approaches and political ideology in Bahrain
177
Discursive devices and strategies in parliamentary discourse: A synthesis
178
Employment of discursive strategies
178
Employment of discursive devices
180
Strategies and devices among political parties
182
Manifesting power
185
1. Protesting against the establishment
185
2. Confrontation of opposing perspectives
186
3. Striving for legal reform
187
Marking identities
188
The ideology of protest
190
A step towards overt criticism
195
Deliberative democracy and political stability
197
Chapter 7.Bahrain’s ongoing quest for deliberative democracy
199
The third and fourth legislative period 2010–2014
199
Public discourse and the unrest of 2011
200
A sum up
205
Role of parliament in society
206
Political discourse in the council of representatives
206
Employment of discursive devices
207
Employment of discursive strategies
208
The emancipatory potentials of discourse
209
Bibliography
211
Appendices
Appendix A.Collecting and presenting data
221
Appendix B.Agenda topics matched to items in Hansard
227
Appendix C.The excerpts
229
Appendix D.Offences affecting external state security
269
Glossary
271
Index
275
