RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)3529310.22363/2313-1683-2023-20-2-211-228WETRLJPERSONALITY AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGESЛИЧНОСТЬ И ВЫЗОВЫ СОВРЕМЕННОСТИResearch ArticleFeatures of Constructing Representations Regarding Intractable Intergroup Conflicts in the Russian and Ukrainian Media DiscourseОсобенности конструирования представлений о трудноразрешимом межгрупповом конфликте в дискурсе российских и украинских СМИhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4358-6948AAF-9474-20216840-4027PotaninaAnna M.ПотанинаАнна Михайловна

Research Fellow, Laboratory of Psychology of Self-Regulation

научный сотрудник, лаборатория психологии саморегуляции

a.m.potan@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-19456506351065J-5946-20164335-5542MorosanovaVarvara I.МоросановаВарвара Ильинична

ScD in Psychology, Head of the Laboratory of Psychology of Self-Regulation

доктор психологических наук, профессор, заведующая лабораторией, лаборатория психологии саморегуляции

morosanova@mail.ruPsychological Institute of the Russian Academy of EducationПсихологический институт Российской академии образования30062023202VOL 20, NO2 (2023)ТОМ 20, №2 (2023)21122807072023Copyright ©; 2023, Potanina A.M., Morosanova V.I.Copyright ©; 2023, Потанина А.М., Моросанова В.И.2023Potanina A.M., Morosanova V.I.Потанина А.М., Моросанова В.И.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/35293

The phenomenon of intractable intergroup conflict is being actively studied in modern foreign psychology. The study of conflicts of this type is now becoming especially important due to the increase in their number in today’s reality. Of great importance are the works of the Israeli scientific school, which considers the phenomena of the ethos of the conflict, the collective memory of the conflict and the collective emotional orientation, which are the basis for interpreting information about the conflict situation. Despite the large number of models and approaches, there are still quite a few gaps in the research of intractable conflicts (for example, there is no generally accepted definition of an intractable conflict, and many research methods are poorly operationalized). The representations regarding an intractable conflict in the Russian and Ukrainian media discourse are analyzed. The ways of constructing such representations in the media discourse are considered through a reference to the socio-psychological infrastructure of the conflict. The main research method was critical discourse analysis in the interpretation of J. Potter and M. Weatherell. It was found that in both Russian and Ukrainian media discourse representations regarding the conflict were constructed through references to the ethos of the conflict: in particular, through the justification of group goals, the presentation of the opponent’s actions as illegitimate and unfair, the victimization of opposition groups, and the maintenance of positive image of the group. It was revealed that in both Russian and Ukrainian media there are references to collective memory, but the frequency of their occurrence does not allow to talk about a trend. The results can be used to develop measures to reduce bias in media coverage of conflicts. The prospects for further research are discussed, in particular, the analysis of intractable conflict representations in audiences of different media and their comparison with those repertoires that have been identified in the media discourse.

Феномен трудноразрешимого межгруппового конфликта активно исследуется в современной зарубежной психологии. Изучение такого типа конфликтов сейчас становится особенно важным в связи с повышением их числа в современных реалиях. Важное место занимают работы израильской научной школы, изучающей феномены этоса конфликта, коллективной памяти о конфликте и коллективной эмоциональной ориентации, являющиеся основной интерпретации информации о конфликтной ситуации. Несмотря на большое количество моделей и подходов, в исследованиях трудноразрешимых конфликтов присутствует еще достаточное количество пробелов (так, отсутствует общепринятое определение трудноразрешимого конфликта), а многие подходы к их исследованию слабо операционализированы. Цель исследования - анализ представлений о трудноразрешимом конфликте в дискурсе российских и украинских СМИ в период 2014-2018 гг., а также способов конструирования представлений о трудноразрешимом конфликте в дискурсе СМИ через обращение к социально-психологической инфраструктуре конфликта. Основным методом исследования выступил критический дискурс-анализ в традиции Дж. Поттера и М. Уэзерелл. Обнаружено, что и в российском, и в украинском медиадискурсе представления о конфликте конструировались через обращения к этосу конфликта: в частности, через оправдание групповых целей, представлений действий оппонента как нелегитимных и несправедливых, виктимизацию групп-оппонентов и поддержание позитивного образа группы. Выявлено, что и в российских, и в украинских СМИ присутствуют обращения к теме коллективной памяти, однако частота их возникновения не позволяет говорить о тенденции. Полученные результаты могут быть использованы для разработки мер по снижению предубежденности при освещении конфликтов в средствах массовой информации. Обсуждаются перспективы дальнейших исследований, например анализ представлений о конфликте аудитории различных СМИ и их сопоставлении с теми репертуарами, которые удалось выявить в дискурсе средств массовой информации.

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