Contesting "Iraq" : a Social Constructivist explanation
Date
2011
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Military Science, Stellenbosch University
Abstract
Iraq, following the 2003 US invasion, was more than just a site of physical
conflict; it was also an event on the ground that encompassed a contest around
classification. The reason for this contest – one that goes beyond the political
considerations during that time – is the migration of the term “civil war”. Using
social constructivism as a theoretical lens of inquiry, sense is made of this migration.
The empirical evidence that accompanies this theoretical work is drawn from the
debate over the conflict in Iraq. This debate is used as a means by which to bring the
contestation over the notion of “civil war” to the fore and reveal the migration of the
term.
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CITATION: Bailie, L. C. 2011. Contesting "Iraq" : a Social Constructivist explanation. Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies, 39(2). https://doi.org/10.5787/39-2-113.
CITATION: Bailie, L. C. 2011. Contesting "Iraq" : a Social Constructivist explanation. Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies, 39(2). https://doi.org/10.5787/39-2-113.
Keywords
Social Constructivism
Citation
Bailie, L.C. 2011. Contesting "Iraq": a Social Constructivist explanation. Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies, 39 (2): 75-98.