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What can collocations tell us about patterns of representation of Russian-Ukrainian conflict in tabloids?
The identification and analysis of collocations – statistically significant bonds and frequent pairings of words in a corpus or sample – can be used to obtain insight into conceptual relationships and terminological associations. Some of the salient collocations can be quite novel or ideologically charged, which can allow us to notice patterns that would be…
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Understanding conflict across cultures and discourses: A report from a CORECON international science dissemination event
On 18-20 September 2024 University of Opole hosted the 29th Conference of the International Association of Intercultural Communication Studies. The conference gathered over a hundred onsite and online participants from across the globe. It was designed to provide a venue for discussing interdisciplinary research related to the conference theme: “Intercultural Encounters: Global perspectives – local…
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Wars of preemption. Is Russia correct in justifying its invasion of Ukraine in terms of preventing a larger conflict?
This blogpost by Isabela Dragomir and Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska is a discussion of diverse definitions of preemptive attacks vis-à-vis preventive wars, and criteria for their legality and justification. It reviews selected international legal, military and political studies to bring together the current approaches and debates and exemplifies the argument with historical examples. It is a background…