Discourse Theory in European Politics: Identity, Policy and Governance

by Jacob Torfing, David R. Howarth, Jacob Torfing

This volume of essays employs discourse theory to analyze mainstream topics in contemporary European politics. Inspired by developments in post-structuralist, psychoanalytic and post-Marxist theory, each contributor problematizes a central issue in European governance, including European security, Third Way politics, constitutional and administrative reform, new forms of nationalism and populism, the shift from welfare to workfare, environmental politics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403917191
• ISBN13: 9781403917195
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 8.5"