TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - Discourse and violence: The friend–enemy conjunction in contemporary Iranian–American relations JO - Critical studies on terrorism A1 - Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin SP - 512 EP - 526 VL - 2 IS - 3 N2 -

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’.

LA - SN - 1753-9153 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17539150903306238 ID - ref1 ER -