Ruth Wodak

Although mother and daughter are two central female roles, they have rarely been investigated. The relationship is specific, certainly different than the mother-son or father-daughter relationships. And this difference manifests itself in sex-specific language behavior. Despite eternal features of the mother-daughter relationship, its quality is affected by individual psychological and by sociocultural variables. Thus, investigations took place in two big cities with very different structures and traditions: Vienna and Los Angeles. This is the first cross cultural study which reflects and combines multiple linguistic, socio-psycholinguistic and text linguistic categories, approaches and methods to be able to investigate such an important topic as family relationships and the place of women nowadays in our societies.

The authors look at ten linguistic and sociological models, including grounded theory, content analysis and conversation analysis, and present each in a standard format to aid comparison.

Analyzes discourse on the Nazi past in Austria's "year of commemoration", 1988 - the 50th anniversary of the Anschluss and of the "Kristallnacht" pogrom. Points out that this discourse began in 1986 with the debate on Waldheim, which was reawakened in February 1988 when the historians' commission delivered its report. In general, Waldheim's opponents supported the commemorations; his defenders opposed them, and their arguments contained hints of antisemitism. These differences appeared in debates in Parliament and in the media on commemoration of the Anschluss, on the monument "Against War and Fascism" by the sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka, and on Thomas Bernhard's play "Heldenplatz". On the "Kristallnacht" pogrom, however, there was consensus. Analyzes pronouncements by Waldheim and Vranitzky, articles in the press, and television programs, all denouncing the persecution of the Jews, although in most cases attributing it to the Nazis alone and ignoring the participation of the Austrian population. also analyzes Jenninger's unfortunate Bundestag speech and criticism of it by politicians and in the press, whereas many ordinary Germans acclaimed it as at last telling the truth about the past and vindicating the German people.

The extreme right wing is on the rise. And there are signs that part of the political mainstream in Europe, the US, and beyond is considering going along with far-right populist parties and their divisive, ethno-nationalist programmes. Europe at the Crossroads is an urgent scholarly response to the sociopolitical challenges that far-right programmes pose to the idea of a more egalitarian world. It offers an interdisciplinary explanation and critique of the dynamics of the far right in Europe from Poland to the UK, from Sweden to Greece. The authors present immediate alternatives when tackling the exclusionary rhetoric and the politics of resentment. In formulating alternatives for a social Europe, each contributor critically assesses the current advance of far-right populism and the threat to liberal democracy since the global financial crisis of 2008 and the European refugee movement of 2015. Each chapter addresses the historical roots and normalization of the extreme right, whether Orbanism in Central and Eastern Europe since 2014, the Brexit campaign and referendum in the UK in 2016. As the slogan Fortress Europe once a pejorative term now appeals to large numbers of voters, the authors also analyse the flash points in the run-up to the European Parliament elections in May 2019.

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"Populist right-wing politics is moving centre-stage, with some parties reaching the very top of the electoral ladder: but do we know why, and why now? In this book the author traces the trajectories of such parties from the margins of the political landscape to its centre, to understand and explain how they are transforming from fringe voices to persuasive political actors who set the agenda and frame media debates. Laying bare the normalization of nationalistic, xenophobic, racist and antisemitic rhetoric, she builds a new framework for this 'politics of fear' that is entrenching new social divides of nation, gender and body. The result reveals the micro-politics of right-wing populism: how discourses, genres, images and texts are performed and manipulated in both formal and also everyday contexts with profound consequences. This book is a must-read for scholars and students of linguistics, media and politics wishing to understand these dynamics that are re-shaping our political space."--Publisher.