Discourse Analysis and European Union Politics / Kennet Lynggaard.
Lynggaard, Kennet.
2019
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Title
Discourse Analysis and European Union Politics / Kennet Lynggaard.
Author
Lynggaard, Kennet.
ISBN
9781137393265 (electronic book)
1137393262 (electronic book)
9781137393258
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-39
Publication Details
London : Palgrave Macmillan Limited, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (183 pages).
Item Number
10.1057/978-1-137-39
Call Number
JN30
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.94014
Summary
This book reflects on the latest developments in discourse analysis in the context of EU politics research. It explores discourse analysis as a tool to study and understand EU politics, covering key conceptual, methodological and research-strategic questions. The analytical approach advanced in this book is anchored in discursive institutionalism, the newest addition to approaches in new institutionalism. The author particularly focuses on discourse as a strategic resource for political purposes, as a device for inclusion and exclusion in policy-making, and as a means of conveying and appealing to political emotions, as well as the role visual discourse and imagery play in day-to-day EU politics. Including a variety of examples using different combinations of research techniques and data material, the book also addresses issues related to the study of discursive structures and agency, discourse conflict and consensus, causality and the time dimension in discourse analysis. Kennet Lynggaard is Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark. His research focuses on politics and governance, research design, and the role of symbols, myths and emotions in European integration. He is the co-editor of Research Methods in European Union Studies (with I. Manners and K. Löfgren, 2015) and has published in numerous journals, including Journal of European Public Policy, West European Politics, New Political Economy, Comparative European Politics, and Journal of European Integration.
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Palgrave studies in European Union politics.
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Intro; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Graphs; List of Tables; List of Appendixes; Chapter 1 Introducing Discourse Analysis in EU Politics; What Is Discourse Analysis?; Discourse Analysis in the Study of the EU; Scope of Research; Approaches and Research Themes; What Can't Discourse Analysis Be Used for?; The Aim of the Book and Its Approach to Discourse Analysis; Structure of the Book; References; Chapter 2 Discourse Analysis as a Research Strategy; Agency-Structure as a Continiuum; Discursive Conflict-Consensus as a Continiuum; Causality and Types of Explanations

Discourse Analysis and TimeMulti-theoretical Analysis and Counterfactual Reasoning; Ideas, Discourse and Institutions: A General Analytical Framework; References; Chapter 3 Discourse Analysis, Data and Research Techniques; What to Read?; Documents; Interviews and 'Naturally Occurring Talk'; Survey Questionnaires; Non-linguistic Data; How to Read?; Content Analysis and Computer-Assisted Text Analysis; Problem Perception Analysis; References; Chapter 4 Discourse and EU Policy-Making; Reforms and Actors in the CAP; A Mechannism of Resistance: Discursive Path-Dependency

Two Conditions for Transformation: One Necessary and One ConduciveFirst Mechanism of Transformation: Discursive Ambiguity; Second Mechanism of Transformation: Translation; Third Mechanism of Transformation: Discursive Entrepreneurship; Fourth Mechannism of Transformation: Expertise; Expertise in EU Policy-Making; References; Chapter 5 Discourse and the Strategic Usage of Europe; 'Europe' as a Strategic Discursive Resource; Three Conditions Conducive for the Strategic Usage of Discourse; How Can It Be Determined Whether Decision-Makers Invoke Discourse Strategically?

The Usage of Europe in BankingIreland; Denmark; Comparing Ireland and Denmark; References; Chapter 6 Discourse, Myths and Emotions in EU Politics; Myths and Emotions in EU Politics; Discursive Institutionalism on Political Myths and Emotions; Green and Social Europe: Myths and Emotions; The Production of Europe 2020; The Reception of Green and Social Europe: Sectoral and Institutional Resonance; The Emotional Appeal of Green and Social Europe; Explaining the Reproduction of Green and Social Europe: Desire and Self-Blockage; References; Chapter 7 Visual Discourse, Imagery and EU Politics

Visual Discourse, Symbols and ImageryThe Roles of Imagery in 'Green Europe' Politics; Comparisons Across Units: The Multiple Roles of Imagery and Institutionalised Opposition; Temporal Comparisons: Dialectic Organisational Interests and Friendly 'Othering'; Appendix 1: Images Scores Directorate-General for Environment-Environment for Europeans; Appendix 2: Images Scores European Environmental Bureau-METAMORPHOSIS; References; Chapter 8 Taking Stock and Looking Ahead; Theory-Building Challenges; Research Design Challenges; Revisiting a General Analytical Framework; References; Index

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