Culture of enmity : the discursive struggle for Taiwan in the making of the New Cold War / Alain Brossat, Juan Alberto Ruiz Casado.
Brossat, Alain, author.; Ruiz Casado, Juan Alberto, author.
2023
DS799.63.C6 B76 2023
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Title Culture of enmity : the discursive struggle for Taiwan in the making of the New Cold War / Alain Brossat, Juan Alberto Ruiz Casado.
Author Brossat, Alain, author.
ISBN 9789819942176 (electronic bk.)
9819942179 (electronic bk.)
9819942160
9789819942169
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4217-6
Published Singapore : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (192 p.)
Item Number 10.1007/978-981-99-4217-6 doi
Call Number DS799.63.C6 B76 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 327.51249051
Summary This book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the perception of China as a formidable threat amidst the current era of socio-political polarization and growing militarization. By exploring the discursive strategies and tactics employed to cultivate antagonism, it unveils the culture of enmity that fosters fear and distrust towards China, both in Taiwan and beyond. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book delves into the ontological characteristics of such a culture and provides insights into the Taiwan conflict as a crucial observation post for understanding the intricate discursive dynamics of the New Cold War. The geopolitical situation of Taiwan presents a predicament as it finds itself at the crossroads of two conflicting realms. On one hand, it is deeply intertwined with Chinese culture and history, with the added dimension of its strategic proximity to China at a time when the latter aspires to become a regional hegemon. On the other hand, Taiwan boasts a Western-influenced political system, Western-leaning strategic alliances, and a distinct political identity forged over the past few decades. It is within this intricate interplay of apparently dissonant but overlapping factors that the thorny and challenging nature of the discursive struggle for Taiwan becomes apparent. The book consists of a collection of articles initially created by the authors during their research in Taiwan over several years, first at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and then at National Cheng Kung University. The articles, organized into different chapters, cover various disciplines such as political philosophy, geopolitics, history, discourse analysis, and anthropology, reflecting the diverse educational backgrounds of the authors. Despite their diversity, all chapters are deeply connected to the discursive struggle over Taiwan. Ultimately, by offering a nuanced perspective that challenges prevailing narratives, the authors provide a deliberately controversial yet refreshing viewpoint that advocates for a policy of empathy and negotiation. Such approach goes beyond mere dialogue and diplomacy, emphasizing the need for coexistence and peaceful living among different worlds.
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Intro
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Authors
1 Introduction
Part I Resisting the Culture of Enmity
2 To Resist Within Language
A Handbook of Resistance
References
3 To Eradicate the Culture of Enmity
References
Part II A War of Words: The Construction of the Anti-China Narrative
4 The Schmittian Turn of Global Democracy
"Rogue State": The Adventures of a Rotten Concept
References
5 A Pandemic of Sinophobia
Sinophobia, the Result of a Dehumanizing Anti-China Narrative
References
6 What Is Happening in Xinjiang?

A Discourse Analysis of the "Genocide" Narrative
An Epistemological Challenge
Genocide as Field of Maneuver
References
7 The New Clothes of Hegemonism
References
8 "Large Space" and the New Cold War
Reference
Part III The Effects of the New Cold War in the Taiwan Strait
9 The Thorny Issue of Taiwanese Sovereignty
10 Taiwan as a Field for Disinformation
The Aggressive Chinese Raids Over Taiwan
Censorship to Save Freedom and Disinformation About Disinformation
Addendum
References
11 The Little Soldiers of the New Cold War in East Asia

Taipei Times or the Schmittian Turn of Liberal Democracy
The Proconsuls and Prefects of the United States in Taiwan
References
12 Taiwan in a Comparative Perspective: Is It Gibraltar, Switzerland, or Ukraine?
Gibraltar as an Analogy for Taiwan: Anti-authoritarian Fortress
Switzerland as an Analogy for Taiwan: Adopting Neutrality
Ukraine as an Analogy for Taiwan: David vs. Goliath
References
13 How Wars Fall on Us
Ukraine's Wrong Lessons for Taiwan
References

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