Die Geopolitik der Emotionen – Zum Verhältnis von Sprache und Emotionen in geopolitischen Krisenzeiten am Beispiel der Bundestagsdebatten über den russischen Expansionskrieg in der Ukraine
Journal: Geographica Helvetica
Year: 2026

Abstract. Analysing the emotionalisation of (geo)political discourses is becoming increasingly urgent in the context of the Russian-Ukranian war and the subsequent intensification of political debates. While the debate on emotional geopolitics has mainly concentrated on dimensions of materiality and the body, this article focuses on emotions in political debates on conflict and war. It therefore proposes a theoretical-conceptual perspective that explores the inner-discursive relationship between