Lecture “Be Democratic! Dogmatism, Catchwords and Combat Terms in EU Political Rhetorics ” by Ulrike Reisner
On October 8, 2018, Ulrike Reisner, journalist and an independent political observer from Austria, will give a talk “Be Democratic! Dogmatism, Catchwords and Combat Terms in EU Political Rhetorics ” at the seminar held by the International Relations department of the HSE.
Venue: 17 Malaya Ordynka, room 315
Time: October 08, 2018 at 17:00
Abstract
Flanked by leading media, the EU elites are crusading against those national governments and their representatives that are marching to a different tune. To reach this goal, senior representatives of the EU institutional bodies are misusing the ideas and traditions of democracy and the rule of law and downgrading them to mere catchwords and combat terms. Should a “juridification ” of their political language legitimize their power-political interests? The lecture will provide some insightful perspectives on this topic, including analyses of current examples.
Working language: English
If you are going to attend the event, please, register here
In case you have any questions, please, contact Dmitry Novikov ( d.p.novikov@hse.ru ) or Daria Vakhrusheva (dvakhrusheva@hse.ru), team of International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism.
Ulrike Reisner is a lecturer in political sciences and regional development at the University of Applied Sciences in Innsbruck, Austria. Her academic interest focuses on international politics and international political communications, with special emphasis on EU and Eastern European relations. For the past four years, Ulrike Reisner has done independent research on EU elites‘ political rhetorics and media narratives concerning the Russian Federation. Now she is actively cooperating with Russian NGO “ Creative Diplomacy ” as an expert.
You can find a recent piece by Ulrike Reisner at http://picreadi.com/article_ulrike_reisner