Europe, Discourse, and Institutions: Challenging the Mainstream in European Studies - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1138793167 ISBN 13: 9781138793163

Verlag: Routledge, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

This book focuses on how discourse and various narratives contribute to the construction of the European Union as a political actor, thus seeking to challenge the more established approaches to the study of the Union. It sheds light on the way discourses about the European Union are created, perpetuated and then translated into policy outcomes. Most of the contributions attempt to account for the differences that usually arise between discourse and policy practices. The methods employed range from more traditional variants of discourse analysis to other more radical versions that emphasize power, or to critical or differential reading of policy narratives and ethnography. Policy areas such as trade, enlargement, foreign policy and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) are discussed, while a particular interest is awarded to the European Parliament and the Commission. In doing so, the contributions shed light on the role discourse plays in relation to policies, institutional practices, and value representations at the European level. Moreover, the authors analyse the different actors and structures that create and perpetuate discourses within the EU, highlighting new insights that a focus on discourse can bring to the field of European Union studies.

This book was published as a special issue of Perspectives on European Politics and Society.

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Cristian Nitoiu is Post-doctoral Research Fellow within the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair at the College of Europe, Natolin Campus.

Nikola Tomic has recently completed his PhD within the Department of Politics, History and International Relations at Loughborough University, UK.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1138793167
• ISBN 13: 9781138793163
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 120
• Herausgeber: Nitoiu Cristian, Tomic Nikola
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