An introduction to the special issue on ‘Discourse Theory: Ways forward for theory development and research
practice’
This article introduces the special issue of the Journal of Language and Politics on ‘Discourse Theory: Ways forward for
theory development and research practice.’ In this introduction we discuss the aims and structure of this special issue focused on the development of the poststructuralist and post-Marxist discourse theory originally developed by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe.
Article outline
- 1.Aims and structure of the special issue
- 2.Politics as construction of the unthinkable
- 3.Inspiration and further development
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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