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The illusion of totality: a critical discourse analysis on the identity of Japanese bureaucrats inside and outside of the ministries

Sanada, Kie (2015) In Working papers in contemporary Asian studies
Abstract
The collective identity is subject to permanent negotiation. Due to the lack of incentive to offer public statements, the collective identity of Japanese bureaucrats (or kanryo, 官僚) has been constructed separately inside and outside of the ministries. This paper explores how the collective identity of

kanryo has been constructed in two Japanese national newspapers as outsider discourses using structural discourse analysis. Illustrations of the constructed identity of kanryo will be also presented. Regarding the insider’s discourse, this

paper illustrates the constructed identity inside ministries based on interviews with employees at the ministries. A comparison of the two discourses and reflection on the results of my... (More)
The collective identity is subject to permanent negotiation. Due to the lack of incentive to offer public statements, the collective identity of Japanese bureaucrats (or kanryo, 官僚) has been constructed separately inside and outside of the ministries. This paper explores how the collective identity of

kanryo has been constructed in two Japanese national newspapers as outsider discourses using structural discourse analysis. Illustrations of the constructed identity of kanryo will be also presented. Regarding the insider’s discourse, this

paper illustrates the constructed identity inside ministries based on interviews with employees at the ministries. A comparison of the two discourses and reflection on the results of my research concludes my thesis. (Less)
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Working paper/Preprint
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published
subject
keywords
Kanryo (官僚), Bureaucrats, Identity construction, Newspapers, Interviews, Critical Discourse Analysis
in
Working papers in contemporary Asian studies
issue
49
pages
43 pages
publisher
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
ISSN
1652-4128
ISBN
978-91-980900-9-3
language
English
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no
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6771b616-daed-467c-993f-e2b30bed9a14 (old id 5050912)
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2016-04-01 13:14:31
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2018-11-21 20:14:05
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kanryo has been constructed in two Japanese national newspapers as outsider discourses using structural discourse analysis. Illustrations of the constructed identity of kanryo will be also presented. Regarding the insider’s discourse, this<br/><br>
paper illustrates the constructed identity inside ministries based on interviews with employees at the ministries. A comparison of the two discourses and reflection on the results of my research concludes my thesis.}},
  author       = {{Sanada, Kie}},
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  issn         = {{1652-4128}},
  keywords     = {{Kanryo (官僚); Bureaucrats; Identity construction; Newspapers; Interviews; Critical Discourse Analysis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Working Paper}},
  number       = {{49}},
  publisher    = {{Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University}},
  series       = {{Working papers in contemporary Asian studies}},
  title        = {{The illusion of totality: a critical discourse analysis on the identity of Japanese bureaucrats inside and outside of the ministries}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3249483/5050914.pdf}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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