Telling stories of failure: narrative constructions of foreign policy fiascos
本文介绍叙事分析作为话语分析方法，研究外交政策惨败的社会建构，并以德国媒体对2011年利比亚决议投弃权票的报道为例进行说明。
The contribution introduces narrative analysis as a discourse analytical method for investigating the social construction of foreign policy fiascos. Based on insights from literary studies and narratology it shows that stories of failure include a number of key elements, including a particular setting which defines appropriate behaviour; the negative characterization of agents; as well as an emplotment of the ‘fiasco’ through the attribution of cause and responsibility. The contribution illustrates this method through a narrative analysis of German media reporting on Germany's abstention in the United Nations Security Council vote on Resolution 1973 in March 2011 regarding the military intervention in Libya.