Im/politeness, Conflict, and Aggression in Greek Institutional Politics
摘要
ThisAggression chapter offers a micro-analysis of institutional political confrontationsConfrontation and aims to discuss impolitenessImpoliteness and aggressionAggression as a discursive practicePractice in political communication during the Greek crisis. We explore the framework of im/politeness research to investigate the correlation between impolitenessImpoliteness and abusiveAbuse/ive verbal discourse in Greek institutional communities of political practicePractice, namely the parliament and the media. In particular, we discuss the potential of the said strategies to establish a common groundCommon-ground in viewing political issues and determining ideological polarizationsPolarization. Analysis focuses on sequencesSequence/s embedded in long stretches of parliamentary speeches as well as in dialogical networksDialogical networks sustained by traditional and new media in terms ofFace face-politicsFace-politics and threats i.e., impolitenessImpoliteness (Kienpointner in J Polit Res 4:243–265, 2008; Arundale in J Pragmat 42:2078–2105, 2010; Culpeper in J Polit Res 1:35–72, 2005; Garcés-Conejos Blitvich in J Polit Res, 9(1), 1–33, 2013; Georgalidou et al. 2020; Haugh 2007, 2013, 2022; Mitchell and Haugh in J Polit Res 11–2:207–238, 2015). Forms of impolitenessImpoliteness/aggressionAggression are examined as part of the aggravated confrontationalConfrontation style dominating Greek politics.