CONTESTING “IRAQ”: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST EXPLANATION

dc.creator	Lawrence Craig Bailie
dc.date	2011-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:10Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:10Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/39-2-113
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/dcc7f1790c474a9fbbd17432c85d2973
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8024
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/dcc7f1790c474a9fbbd17432c85d2973
dc.description	<p>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.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/113
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 39, Iss 2 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	CONTESTING “IRAQ”: A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST EXPLANATION
dc.type	Article