Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Manipulation as a Way of Influencing an Opponent in a Mediation Discourse

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (10)
Authors
Prokhorova, Olga A.
Contact information
Prokhorova, Olga A. : Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0009-0004-5884-5193
Keywords
mediation discourse; manipulation; mediator; destructive and cooperative communication
Abstract

The article considers manipulative influence as a leading discursive practice, representing a complex of techniques aimed at psychological impact on the addressee in a mediation discourse. The paper describes the main characteristics of manipulation and the acceptability of using manipulative techniques by conflicting participants in the mediation process. The study proposes a scheme for analyzing manipulations in the given discourse, it includes the following elements: manipulator; manipulated; subject of manipulation; manipulative effect. The author pays a particular attention to the analysis of a number of tactical techniques used by conflicting participants to produce a manipulative effect during destructive communication in a mediation discourse. The paper studies the possibilities of recognition and resistance to manipulations, which the mediator and the manipulated participant apply, otherwise manipulations can cause an unsuccessful mediation

Pages
2035–2042
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TOQRAM
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/157517

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