Download or read book Discourse Theory in European Politics written by D. Howarth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays employs discourse theory to analyze mainstream topics in contemporary European politics. Inspired by developments in post-structuralist, psychoanalytic and post-Marxist theory, each contributor problematizes a central issue in European governance, including European security, Third Way politics, constitutional and administrative reform, new forms of nationalism and populism, the shift from welfare to workfare, environmental politics and local government. Alongside these substantive issues, the book tackles questions raised by the difficulties of applying discourse theory to empirical cases.