The Images of Authority, People and «Others» in Public Speeches of Belarusian Top Officials During the Period of Liberalization (2008–2010) Cover Image

Вобразы ўлады, народу і «чужых» у публічных выступах вышэйшых дзяржаўных асобаў Беларусі перыяду «лібералізацыі» (2008– 2010 гады)
The Images of Authority, People and «Others» in Public Speeches of Belarusian Top Officials During the Period of Liberalization (2008–2010)

Author(s): Aliaksei Lastouski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Палітычная сфера
Keywords: Political Identity; Public Speeches; Belarusian Officials; Liberalization

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the processes in the formation and translation of the images of authority, people and «others» in public speeches of Belarusian officials during the period of liberalization (2008-2010). The hypothesis is checked, according to which liberalization should be expressed in public texts, where it must lead to the abandonment of an isolation strategy and to reduction of aggression towards «others». The author concludes that Belarusian authorities understood the liberalization in a limited format, which finally led to a natural collapse of this course.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 16-17
  • Page Range: 050-072
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Belarusian