Foreign Policy and Discourse Analysis
France, Britain and Europe
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2005
256 pages
978-1-134-72237-2 (ISBN)
Description
Henrik Larsen presents discourse analysis as an alternative approach to foreign policy analysis. Through an extensive empirical study of British and French policies towards Europe in the 1980s, he demonstrates the importance of political discourse in shaping foreign policy.
The author discusses key theoretical problems within traditional belief system approaches and proposes an alternative one: political discourse analysis. The theory is illustrated through detailed analyses of British and French discourses on Europe, nation/state security and the nature of international relations.
The author discusses key theoretical problems within traditional belief system approaches and proposes an alternative one: political discourse analysis. The theory is illustrated through detailed analyses of British and French discourses on Europe, nation/state security and the nature of international relations.
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'This book deserves a wide readership and is to be welcomed on several levels' - Shaun Gregory, University of Bradford, UKMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
5,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-72237-2 (9781134722372)
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Person
Henrik Larsen
Content
Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Discourse Analysis and Foreign Policy. 3. The British Political Discourse in the 1980s on the Concepts of Nation/State, Europe, Security and the Nature of International Relations. 4. The French Political Discourse in the 1980s on the concepts of Nation/State, Europe, Security and the Nature of International Relations. 5. British and French Policies Towards Europe in the 1980s - Application of the Discourse Framework. 6. Accounting for Foreign Policy: Discourse Analysis Versus Alternative Approaches. Bibliography. Figures.
