When hostility is a norm in International Relations: Emotional deviants and internal enemies in populist media discourse

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dc.authorid0000-0001-5949-1615
dc.authorid0000-0003-1781-5540
dc.contributor.authorKosen, Mustafa Gokcan
dc.contributor.authorKose, Melike Akkaraca
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T18:55:55Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T18:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the normative dimension of emotions within domestic politics for international issues. Focusing on Turkish-Greek relations during a period of heightened tension (June-November 2022), we examine how pro-government media constructs hostility towards Greece as a central emotion norm linked to national identity. Employing corpus-assisted discourse analysis within the framework of the subjective group dynamics model, we analyse how opposition figures are portrayed as deviants who do not embody this emotion norm and marginalized as external to the nation. Our findings highlight the powerful role of emotions in both unifying and dividing domestic politics on foreign policy issues and regarding international actors. Furthermore, the study contributes to understanding of the media's role in populist polarization and political contestation surrounding the emotional dimensions of national identity.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission [2023]
dc.description.sponsorshipWe extend our sincere thanks to Professors Ruth Breeze and Kai Oppermann for their insightful feedback. Furthermore, the constructive comments received at the international colloquia 'UNPOP' in Coimbra, Portugal (2023), and in Chemnitz, Germany (2023), where we presented our theoretical framework and key findings, significantly contributed to the development of this article.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00108367251315422
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00108367251315422
dc.identifier.endpage89
dc.identifier.issn0010-8367
dc.identifier.issn1460-3691
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105000018668
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage59
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00108367251315422
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/10623
dc.identifier.volume61
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001423723800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofCooperation and Conflict
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260402
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260402
dc.subjectDomestic Politics
dc.subjectEmotion Norms
dc.subjectEmotional Polarization
dc.subjectHostility
dc.subjectInternational Relations
dc.subjectMedia And Populism
dc.subjectTurkey-Greece Relations
dc.titleWhen hostility is a norm in International Relations: Emotional deviants and internal enemies in populist media discourse
dc.typeArticle

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