Discursive Mechanisms of Constructing the “Existential Other” in the Relations of Trust Crisis between Russia and the West
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2024-14-3-6-12
Abstract
Based on the conducted discourse analysis, the article explores the mechanisms of constructing the image of an
“existential other” during a crisis of trust between Russia and the West. It examines foreign, Eastern, and domestic perspectives on the existentialisation of the crisis in relations between the Russian Federation and Western nations. Within this context, key discursive mechanisms have been identified and described. They include fabrication, the creation of narrative worlds, the inclusion of “dark-intentioned contexts” in political, socio-cultural, and economic agendas, as well as a mechanism that directs discourse towards mainstream mythologies. This approach can be applied to studies of the existentialisation of modern-day crises.
Keywords
trust,
crisis of trust,
the Other,
discursive mechanisms of constructing the Other,
existentialization of the global crisis
Supporting agencies: The article was prepared based on the results of research carried out at the expense of budgetary funds under a state assignment to the Financial University
About the Author
A. G. Tyurikov
Financial University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexandr G. Tyurikov — Dr. Sci. (Soc.), Prof., Chief Researcher of the Institute of Humanitarian Technologies and Social Engineering of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications
Moscow
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Tyurikov A.G. Discursive Mechanisms of Constructing the “Existential Other” in the Relations of Trust Crisis between Russia and the West. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2024;14(3):6-12. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2024-14-3-6-12
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