Discourse Theory in European Politics: Identity, Policy and Governance

Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Discourse Theory: Achievements, Arguments and Challenges; J.Torfing European Integration and Security: Analysing French and German Discourses on State, Nation and Europe; O.Waever Passions of Identification: Discourse, Enjoyment and European Identity; Y.Stavrakakis Polity as Politics: Studying the Shaping and Effects of Discursive Politics; A.D. Hansen & E.Sørensen Problematising the Mobilisation of Hospital Directors; S.Griggs Political Administration; N.Åkerstrøm Andersen The Human Rights Act: Politics, Power and the Law; A.Clohesy Right-Wing Populism and the Radical Centre: Explaining the Electoral Growth of the Vlaams Blok in Belgium; P.de Vlos Third Way Politics Today; S.Bastow & J.Martin New Labour's Politics of the Hard-Working Family; O.Reyes From Welfare to Social Exclusion: Eugenic Social Policies and the Swiss National Order; V.Mottier Media Discourse and the Public Sphere; L.Chouliariaki Coalitions, Practices and Meaning in Environmental Politics: From Acid Rain to BSE; M.A.Hajer Conclusion: Applying Discourse Theory: The Method of Articulation; D.Howarth Index