Between Communicative Interaction and Structures of Signification: Discourse Theory and Analysis in International Relations
Between Communicative Interaction and Structures of Signification: Discourse Theory and Analysis in International Relations
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交往互动与意义结构之间:国际关系中的话语理论与分析
DOI:
10.1111/insp.12005
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Anna Holzscheiter
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文献类型:
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作者:
Anna Holzscheiter
This paper discusses contemporary engagement with the theory and analysis of discourse in international relations. It argues that discourse understood as “meaning in use” has emerged as one of the core concepts in constructivist scholarship, being of tremendous theoretical and analytical value. The paper identifies two distinct types of discourse analysis around which most contributions in this field converge: micro-interactional approaches that emphasize the communicative, pragmatic aspects of discourse and macro-structural approaches focusing on discourse as structures of signification. What unites these studies is their interest in the diffuse power relationships that characterize social interaction in international politics and the productive effects of power that the term “discourse” serves to underline. Through a combination of these two different strands of discourse research, with two different conceptualizations of power (deliberative and productive), the paper develops a taxonomy of discourse approaches that reflects four distinct variants of discourse research. These variants are illustrated by means of an in-depth discussion of recent innovative studies. In conclusion, the paper points to a number of limitations in the present conceptualization of power through discourse as well as in terms of the uneasy combination of positivist epistemology and constructivist ontology in much empirical discourse research. Discussing the overlap between discourse and practice scholarship, the paper sketches future directions for research in this field.
影响因子:
7.8
作者:
Deitelhoff;Nicole
通讯作者:
Nicole