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.Sorensen Problematising the Mobilisation of Hospital Directors S.Griggs Political Administration N.Akerstrom 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