Issue 43, April 2020, Rhetoric and Communications Journal
Political Communication and Political Rhetoric
Editors’ Words
Prof. Yovka Tisheva – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Yovka Tisheva, PhD, is a full professor at the Department of Bulgarian Language, Faculty of Slavic Studies at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“. Her research interests are in the areas of oral and written communication and pragmatics. She has written several books and articles on Bulgarian grammar. She is member of the Executive Board of the Institute of Rhetoric and Communications. E-mail: tisheva@uni-sofia.bg
Prof. Marieta Boteva, Doc. Sc. – „St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo”.
Marietta Boteva holds a PhD in rhetoric (1988) and a Doc. Hab. in philosophy (rhetorical argumentation) (2012). She is the author of articles and monographs, including “Dictionary of rhetoric. 150 arguments” (2003, 2008), “Political argumentation in rhetorical discourses” (2013).
E-mail: m.botevats.uni-vt.bg
Political Communication, Political Discourse and Rhetoric
Critical Discourse Analysis in International Relations Studies: The cases of Russia and Ukraine – Olga Brusylovska
Olga Brusylovska, Prof. (2012), Dr (Political Science, 2008). She has been working at Odessa Mechnikov National University (ONU) since 1991; Chair of the International Relations Department since 2015. She defended her Doctoral Thesis (specialisation – Political Problems of International Systems and Global Development) at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (Kyiv), on the topic of “Political-Systemic Transformation in the Region of Eastern Europe (1989–2004)”. She is the author of more than 80 academic publications, including the monograph “Post-communist Eastern Europe: External Impact, Internal Changes” (Odesa, 2008); the revised and enlarged edition of “Systemic Transformation of the Region of Eastern Europe (1989-2004)” (Saarbrücken, 2016). She is the Scientific Editor of the academic journal “International and Political Studies” (“Mizhnarodni ta politychni doslidzhennia”, Odesa, Ukraine), member of the Editorial Board of the academic journals: “Politology Bulletin” (Kyiv, Ukraine), “Political Life” (Vinnytsia, Ukraine), “Transformations” (Warsaw, Poland), and the electronic academic journal “Rhetoric and Communication” (Sofia, Bulgaria); member of the Reviewers’ Board of the academic journal “Strategic Review” (Poznan, Poland). E-mail: brusylovska@onu.edu.ua
The Political Discourse of the Greek Parliamentary Elections 2019 on the Material of Foreign Media – Oksana Snigovska and Andrii Malakhiti
Oksana Snigovska is an Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations of the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology. She has been working at Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University (ONU) since 1998. Her research has covered many different aspects of the Greek cultural heritage but it especially focuses on its ethnical, ethical and political implications. She has published various articles in areas such as the formation of professional language competencies of future specialists in International Relations, translators and Foreign language in diplomatic practice and international communication. Also, she is co-author of the Secondary School textbooks Modern Greek as a foreign language (Chernivtsi, Ukraine, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). The series contains exercise books and dictionaries. E-mail: snigovska@ukr.net
Andrii Malakhiti is an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations of the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology. He has been working at Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University (ONU) since 1998. He teaches Modern Greek and a lecture course called Foreign language in diplomatic practice and international communication. His research has covered many different aspects of Greek cultural heritage but especially focuses on history, sociolinguistics, regional geography and linguistic geography. This is reflected in numerous publications in Ukrainian and international journals, in such areas as the implementation of linguistic and cultural concepts in professional foreign language training for specialists in International Relations. Also, he is co-author of the Secondary School textbooks Modern Greek as a foreign language (Chernivtsi, Ukraine, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). The series contains exercise books and dictionaries. E-mail: a.malakhiti@onu.edu.ua
A Comparative Rhetorical Analysis of the Speeches of Queen Elizabeth II and King George VI – Ivanka Mavrodieva
Ivanka Mavrodieva, Full Professor, PhD and Dr. Hab. She is a lecturer in rhetoric, business communication, public relations and academic writing at Sofia University. She is the author of 12 books presenting scientific information in new and traditional spheres through the eyes of the researcher: “Parliamentary Rhetoric in Bulgaria” (2001), “Integration of Bulgaria in the EU and NATO. Rhetorical aspects” (2004), „Virtual Rhetoric: from Journals to Online Social Media” (2010), “Political Rhetoric in Bulgaria: from meetings to Web 2.0 (1989-2012)” (2012). Mavrodieva is the author of 120 articles, 25 of which are published in English, Russian, and French in renowned scientific journals; as well as in international scientific conferences proceedings held in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine, etc. She is author of two collections and one textbook with oratorical speeches and complier of two collections and one chrestomathy: „Contemporary Rhetorical Practices” (2010), „Patterns of Modern Oratory” (2010), „Communications in Virtual Environment” (2010). She has been a member of the Executive Board of the Rhetoric Society of Europe (RSE), http://eusorhet.eu/, since 2013, for two consecutive terms. Mavrodieva regards rhetoric as an ancient yet vital science, communication as practices in business, Web 4.0, the Internet of things. E-mail: mavrodieva@phls.uni-sofia.bg
Rhetoric on Service of Russia’s Information Warfare – Dmytro K. Poble
Poble Dmytro is an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations of Odessa Mechnikov National University. Having obtained his Master’s degree in foreign languages – Arabic and English – for 19 years he worked in the Middle East as an interpreter, instructor, and senior Ukrainian diplomat (Ukrainian consul in Libya, 2000-2003, and Ukrainian consul in Jordan, 2008-2011). He has been working at ONU since 2011. Initially, being interested in the Middle East politics, he has participated in numerous events and programs of European Regional Cooperation (2003-2006). He is the author of several articles on Levant countries, the Arab Spring in Jordan, Caucasian minorities’ migration to EU countries compared historically with that to Jordan, separatism sentiments in European regions. He has participated in several international conferences and published on the specifics of protocol and etiquette in Arab countries, 25 years of Black Sea economic cooperation, Europeanization of the Ukrainian law on governmental service. E-mail: dmitrypoble@ukr.net
Political Communication, Media and Society
The Impact of the Media on the Catalonia Referendum – Kateryna Vakarchuk
Kateryna Vakarchuk, PhD (Political Sciences, 2010). She has been working at the ONU since 2007. Deputy Dean of the Department of International Relations, Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology since 2018. She has defended a PhD Thesis (specialty 23.00.02 – political sciences and processes) at the Odessa National Academy of Law, on the topic of “Local self-government as a form of democracy: features of the institutional model in Ukraine”. She is the author of more than 35 scientific publications, and analytical reviews of The Political and Economic Situation of Latin American countries, Independent Analytical Center for Geopolitical Studies Borysfen Intel. E-mail: katiavak30@gmail.com
Diasporas’ Identity in the Mass Media: Formation of Turkish Diaspora – Yana Volkova
Volkova Yana is an Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations of Odessa Mechnikov National University. Having obtained her Master’s degree in International Relations, she worked on the Turkish Diaspora engagement policy during her PhD program and obtained a PhD in Political Science in 2018. Initially, being interested in the Turkish Diaspora, her work currently focuses on Diaspora and identity studies, migration, nationalism and transnationalism, more specifically in the Black Sea Region. This is reflected in numerous publications in Ukrainian and international journals. She is also member of a Horizon2020 project entitled “Knowledge exchange and academic cultures in the humanities. Europe and the Black Sea Region”, where she researches migration flows in the region and its role in the process of knowledge exchange and political development of the region. E-mail: volkova.yana@onu.edu.ua
The Language of the Media in Czechoslovakia before the Velvet Revolution and its Study – Elena Krejčová
Elena Krejčová is an Associate Professor at the Department of Slavonic studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk university in Brno (Czechia). She studied Czech Studies, Bulgarian Studies, English and American Studies at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria), and completed her doctoral studies at Masaryk university in Brno (1999) in Contrastive Slavonic linguistics and Old Church Slavonic language. Her main areas of research and teaching interests include political linguistics, sociolinguistics, public communication, contrastive linguistics of Slavonic languages, theory of translation. She has published more than 60 papers in specialized scientific proceedings and journals. Elena Krejčová is the author of the monographs Slavonic Babylon (2016), Quo Vadis, Philologia? (2017), The Power of Public Speech (2017) and author of dictionaries Czech- Bulgarian Law Dictionary (2015) and Czech-Bulgarian Specialized Dictionary of Legal, Economic and Socio-political Terminology (2016). e-mail: ekrejcova@phil.muni.cz
https://www.phil.muni.cz/o-nas/zamestnanci-fakulty/23084-elena-krejcova
The Century of Post-communication – Rossen K. Stoyanov
Rossen Stoyanov is a Full professor, PhD at the New Bulgarian University. Stoyanov’s scientific interests are in the fields of political science, public communications, information science, political science, and sociology. He teaches the following disciplines: Communication Models and Practices, Introduction to Political Communications, Political Communication Practices, Political Communications and Campaigns Online, Political Advertising and Public Relations. In 2015, he became the head of the Master’s in Political Communications at the NBU’s Department of Political Science. Rosen Stoyanov holds the administrative position of Dean of the Master’s Faculty at NBU; Member of the Board of Directors of the Department of Mass Communications. He is the author of the book “Communication Democracy” and articles including “Black is the Black PR” (PR is the Black PR – on Concepts and Practices), “Is there a “Political PR” (in Bulgaria)?, “The image of politicians and the image of politics”, “Political branding”, “Propaganda and memory”, “Political myths – a new religion, a new communication?”, “Political Debates – Between the Good and the Ugly”, “About Digital Knowledge, Digital Culture and Digital Literacy”, “Subcultures in the Digital and in Reality”. Е-mail: rossenstoyanov@nbu.bg
Book Reviews
Book review “Prospects of Development in Politics: Global and Regional Measurements”, Olga Brusylovska and Igor Koval (eds.) – Daniela Irrera
Daniela Irrera – University of Catania, Department of Political and Social Sciences,
dirrera@unict.it
Book review “Baltic-Black Sea Regionalisms. Patchworks and Networks at Europe’s Eastern Margins”, Olga Bogdanova, Andrey Makarychev (eds.). Springer, 2019 – Igor Koval
Igor Koval, Professor, Dr (Political Sciences), Rector of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, rector@onu.edu.ua
Contributors
Брой 43 на сп. „Реторика и комуникации“, април 2020 г. се издава с финансовата помощ на Фонд научни изследвания, договор № КП-06-НП1/39 от 18 декември 2019 г.
Issue 43 of the Rhetoric and Communications Journal (April 2020) is published with the financial support of the Scientific Research Fund, Contract No. KP-06-NP1/39 of December 18, 2019.