Dr david howarth is a lecturer in political theory in the department of government at the university of essex, where he is currently director of the masters programme in ideology and discourse analysis. Since 1 october 2015, hajer has been faculty professor of urban futures at utrecht university, where he leads the urban futures studio he was a professor of public policy at the university of amsterdam between 1998 and 2015 and director of the netherlands environmental assessment agency pbl from. Policy actors refer to story lines in their change efforts hajer, 1997. Critical discourse analysis an overview sciencedirect.
Language, context, and interaction 349 a political, social, and institutional domains 351 18 critical discourse analysis 352 teun a. Maarten allard hajer born 8 august 1962 is a dutch political scientist and regional planner. In other posts, i have provided a quick video introduction to the topic, and have discussed the ideas behind discourse theory, the main questions that students and researchers will likely ask as they set up their discourse analysis project, and. Discourse analysis of policystating, arguing and justifying provides a rewarding way to consider development policy. Defining discourse as a particular linguistic regularity that can be found in conversations distinguishes it from deliberation and discussion. Hajer 1995 calls this argumentative discourse analysis hajer, 1995. Discourse analysis in the discursive tradition also inspired by foucault, places emphasis on his concept of power which is prior to language. Discourse theory and methods in the social sciences, ed. As environmental discourse is contingent upon economic, political, and social contexts huckin 2002, it reflects and shapes environmental policy and regulatory enforcement, as well as influences institutional forms and practices, such as those of the environmental protection agency hajer.
Drawing on the particular analytical framework of maarten hajer, the paper aims to confirm sd as a hegemonic discourse in global debate and illuminate the generative narratives that struggle to sustain it. Discourse analysis and its utility for urban policy research. Discourse coalitions or hybrids can reify beliefs about physical reality and thus discourse analysis can discover the coproduction of a landscape hajer 1995. Concludes by comparing the analysis of policy making using the concept of discourse coalitions to the well. The basic assumption underlying discourse analysis is that language shapes our view of the world and is not neutral or simply mirroring reality hajer 2006. Maarten hajer european political science volume 2, pages 61 65 2002cite this article. These analyses examine the discourse the social story at play in the investigation but also ask why that particular person is relating that particular tale. Understanding critical discourse analysis in qualitative. New theoretical perspectives 1998 and discourse theory and political analysis 2000.
Also available from continuum key terms in semiotics, bronwen martin and felizitas ringham key terms in second language acquisition, bill vanpatten and alessandro g. The book argues that a new perspective ecological modernization, which stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating technological innovationhas come to replace. Discourse, as discussed earlier, refers to a shared way of apprehending the world as well as a site of ideological struggle. Discourse analysis, which focuses on the production, change and negotiations of meanings from the point of view of power and. Draws on two different discourse analytical approaches. Dr hajer s pathbreaking study opens the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those perceptions can differ between countries.
Discourse analysis as a method for understanding the. Discourse analysis and political science coauthored with t. Discourse analysis of environmental policy revisited. While recent work on development discourse has brought many striking and notable insights, there is need now for sifting and clarification, followed by more searching applications of discourse analysis. Pdf a decade of discourse analysis of environmental. This workshop aims to strengthen links between various discourse analysis research groups in europe and addresses contextual and problemoriented reflection about the different methodological choices involved in doing poststructuralist discourse analysis. Critical discourse analysis takes linguistic and psychosocial approaches one step further by analysing the data from a decidedly critical stance. Social impact assessments may be seen as discussions as any other oral or literal utterances. A decade of discourse analysis of environmental politics. In this wellwritten book, the author brings the analysis of environmental policy to a new level, and also provides an insightful discussion of discourse in policy and science. In the past much research on critical discourse analysis has focussed on analyses of. Pdf discourse analysis and the politics of identity.
An analysis of the biofuel discourses of the eu, brazil. Discourse analysis is a useful tool for studying the political meanings that inform written and spoken text. Discourse analysis and its utility for urban policy research keith jacobs abstract in recent years, discourse analysis has been deployed by academics as a methodology to understand the urban policy implementation process, in particular, the ways in which key actors exercise power. Interviews and documental analysis of two case study cities. Discourse analysis is seen as focused on situational logics studying languageinuse. This pathbreaking study looks at the nature of contemporary environmental politics, analyzing the emergence and sustenance of institutional perceptions of environmental problems. The normalization of school fundraising in ontario. An argumentative discourse analysis 208 struggles over policies and their meanings, take place within the context of broader cultural discourses fischer, 2003 and institutional practices hajer, 2006. Chapter 1 discourse analysis and second language writing for those who want to develop their writing skills in another language, discourseauthentic language as it occurs in contextcan be a primary resource. Abstract this article assesses the contribution of discourse analysis to the study of environmental politics over the period of the past decade. Using corpora in discourse analysis examines approaches to carrying out discourse analysis da using techniques that are grounded in corpus linguistics. In environmental debates, statements are conveyed through story form. Discourse analysis allows for the analysis of policymaking in order to establish a dominant political truth that in turn legitimizes societal intervention strategies by. Using maarten hajer s approach to discourse analysis, discourses, storylines, and discourse coalitions are identified.
Discourse analysis that draws on the work of foucault is well placed to do this. The concept of storyline refers to a condensed form of narrative in which metaphors are used hajer, 2005, p. A typical discourse analysis combines the analysis of language use at the micro level and the analysis of situations at the macro level. Combining social theory with detailed empirical analysis, the book illustrates the social and political dynamics of ecological modernization through a. Chapter 1 discourse analysis and second language writing. Deliberative discourse analysis, hajer s1995 argumentative discourse analysis ada, and kellers1998 sociology of knowledge approach to discourse skad. In this conceptual language, environmental management appears as a positive sum game. Discourse analysis is the examination of argumentative structure in documents and other written or spoken statements and practices.
Discourse analysis and the politics of identitydifference, section in. Through interviews with key players as well as textual analysis, i identify several discourses being mobilized to discuss drinking water at the university of victoria, including that drinking. The rediscovery of culture in environmental politics, in fischer and hajer hajer, m. In a series of nine chapters the book examines different approaches to discourse, looking at discourse and society, discourse and pragmatics, discourse and genre, discourse and conversation, discourse grammar, corpusbased approaches to discourse and critical discourse. Discussion is the object of analysis, whereas discourse is an ensemble of ideas, concepts and categories through which meaning is given to phe.
The paperback of the the politics of environmental discourse. Discourse is defined as an ensemble of ideas, concepts, and. Understanding critical discourse analysis in qualitative research international journal of humanities social sciences and education ijhsse page 106 discourse analysis is necessary for describing, interpreting, analysing and critiquing social life reflected in text. Critical discourse analysis as a research tool hilary janks university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg, south africa critical discourse analysis cda stems from a critical theory of language which sees the use of language as a form of social practice.
Igpa discourse analysis workshop 7 august final program1. Benati key terms in linguistics, howard jackson key terms in translation studies, giuseppe palumbo key terms in phonology, nancy c. Ecological modernization and the policy process by maarten a. Doing discourse analysis an international workshop for young scholars 1 4 december 2008 copenhagen, denmark in conjunction with roskilde university and the danish political science phd program, euroqual is sponsoring a four day workshop for postgraduate students and early career researchers involved with discourse analysis. An introduction is a comprehensive, accessible introduction to discourse analysis. It is being held in the soerupgaard manor house, just outside copenhagen. Ford and general motors corporate sustainability reports. Higher oil prices have bolstered the fuel affordability storylines in both cities. This study uses kingdons multiple streams framework and hajer s discourse analysis. The peak oil and oil vulnerability discourse in urban. Chapter 1 discourse analysis and second language writing for those who want to develop their writing skills in another language, discourseauthentic language as it occurs in contextcan be a.
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