Examining the communication of female political leaders in the Global South

Nartey, Mark

Abstract

This Special Issue expands on the ongoing dialogue on the decolonial project by bringing together thought-provoking papers that examine the communication of female political leaders in the Global South. It draws on data from West Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East to elucidate how female politicians deploy language (including multimodal forms) to position themselves in the political arena and utilize linguistic resources to navigate the discursive practices associated with their political roles and responsibilities. The issue offers a critical discursive perspective on the complex interplay of gender, culture and political leadership, and holds implications for how key issues such as voice, agency, solidarity and empowerment are conceptualized and enacted in specific sociocultural contexts. It also contributes to overcoming epistemicide by decentring knowledge production and underscoring the importance of valuing and engaging with different knowledge systems, especially non-Western epistemologies.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 15, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Nov 2, 2023
• Publication Date: Feb 15, 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 7, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 8, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Language and Politics
• Print ISSN: 1569-2159
• Electronic ISSN: 1569-9862
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.22143.nar
• Keywords: Linguistics and Language, Sociology and Political Science, History
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11415678