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Discourse Theory: Achievements, Arguments, and Challenges

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Discourse Theory in European Politics

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During the last decade there has been mounting interest in various kinds of discourse theory and discourse analysis within what we can broadly define as the social sciences. This is evidenced by the growing number of publications, workshops, conference panels, university courses, and dissertations that draw on the intellectual resources of discourse theory. Some countries and subdisciplines have been more susceptible than others to the influence of the new theories of discourse. In some places, discourse theory has almost become the dominant paradigm, while in other places it has remained marginal. However, very few areas of research have been able to withstand the impact of its new ideas.

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  1. Roskilde University, Denmark

    Jacob Torfing (professor in Politics and Institutions)

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  1. University of Essex, UK

    David Howarth (Lecturer in Political Theory) (Lecturer in Political Theory)

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    Jacob Torfing (Professor of Politics and Institutions) (Professor of Politics and Institutions)

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Torfing, J. (2005). Discourse Theory: Achievements, Arguments, and Challenges. In: Howarth, D., Torfing, J. (eds) Discourse Theory in European Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523364_1

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