Role of history in self-constitution of an antagonistic leadership: a Foucauldian perspective

Vukomanović, Dijana (2022) Role of history in self-constitution of an antagonistic leadership: a Foucauldian perspective. In: Proceedings of the X International Scientific and Practical Seminar: political and economic self-constitution : new forms of political, economic, and social resiliences during pandemic times. Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, Brasil, pp. 67-70. ISBN 978-85-8328-141-2

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Abstract

This article is exploring the relationship between political narrative and reinterpretation of history in self-constitution process of an antagonistic style of leadership performed by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with the aim to legitimize military invasion of Ukraine. Excerpts from Putin`s public speech are interpreted by using Michel Foucault`s insights on ancient practices of fearless truth-telling, parrhesia, with the aim to deconstruct legitimization matrix of Putin`s political articulation and reasoning of war affairs. Analysis shows how political leader is presenting his own revisionist reinterpretation of historical past and current events in order to influence and change public “culture of memories”.

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