@article{ref1,
title="Discourse and violence: The friend–enemy conjunction in contemporary Iranian–American relations",
journal="Critical studies on terrorism",
year="2009",
author="Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin",
volume="2",
number="3",
pages="512-526",
abstract="<p>Iranian–American relations have been beset by mistrust and occasional outbreaks of vitriol and violence for the past three decades. In this article I attempt to map, theoretically and empirically, the ‘discursive field’ in which relations between Iran and the United States reveal themselves. I am interested in representations of Iran and the United States, and how the fundamental friend–enemy distinction setting the two countries politically apart has come about. I take as a starting point the fact that discourse has a real and present impact on policy and that a lot of what is happening in world politics can be adequately contextualised with an appreciation of the linkages between ‘utterance’ and ‘action’.</p>",
language="",
issn="1753-9153",
doi="10.1080/17539150903306238",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17539150903306238"
}