The Field of Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
The Field of Foucaultian Discourse Analysis: Structures, Developments and Perspectives
Rainer Diaz-Bone, Andrea D. Bührmann, Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Werner Schneider, Gavin Kendall & Francisco Tirado
Abstract: The article outlines the field of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis. The FOUCAULTian concept of discourse is introduced, and methodological positions and methodological developments are sketched. Compared to other qualitative social research approaches, the different researchers and research groups that have adopted the FOUCAULTian concept of discourse are not linked by a fully integrated common research paradigm. However, they share common methodological problems and areas of methodological research resulting from various references to FOUCAULTian positions. In the last decade, different research groups have become aware of these shared commonalities, so that one can speak of an emerging field of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis rather than an emerging paradigm. The article gives insight into the discourse analytic research in selected countries, discusses the internationalisation of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis and highlights current trends and perspectives.
Key words: Michel Foucault, Foucaultian discourse analysis, discourse analysis, field, paradigm
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The FOUCAULTian Conception of Discourse and FOUCAULTian Discourse Analysis
3. Structures and Positions in the Field of FOUCAULTian Discourse Analysis
3.1 France
3.2 Germany
3.3 Great Britain
3.4 Austria and the Netherlands
3.5 Spain
4. Trends and Perspectives
5. Conclusion: A Still-emerging Field in Qualitative Social Research
Notes
References
Authors
Citation 1. Introduction
This article outlines the field of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis as a developing subdiscipline in the area of qualitative social research. We speak of "field", because discourse analysis which is informed by or oriented to the work of FOUCAULT is not an
Rainer Diaz-Bone, Andrea D. Bührmann, Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Werner Schneider, Gavin Kendall & Francisco Tirado
Abstract: The article outlines the field of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis. The FOUCAULTian concept of discourse is introduced, and methodological positions and methodological developments are sketched. Compared to other qualitative social research approaches, the different researchers and research groups that have adopted the FOUCAULTian concept of discourse are not linked by a fully integrated common research paradigm. However, they share common methodological problems and areas of methodological research resulting from various references to FOUCAULTian positions. In the last decade, different research groups have become aware of these shared commonalities, so that one can speak of an emerging field of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis rather than an emerging paradigm. The article gives insight into the discourse analytic research in selected countries, discusses the internationalisation of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis and highlights current trends and perspectives.
Key words: Michel Foucault, Foucaultian discourse analysis, discourse analysis, field, paradigm
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The FOUCAULTian Conception of Discourse and FOUCAULTian Discourse Analysis
3. Structures and Positions in the Field of FOUCAULTian Discourse Analysis
3.1 France
3.2 Germany
3.3 Great Britain
3.4 Austria and the Netherlands
3.5 Spain
4. Trends and Perspectives
5. Conclusion: A Still-emerging Field in Qualitative Social Research
Notes
References
Authors
Citation 1. Introduction
This article outlines the field of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis as a developing subdiscipline in the area of qualitative social research. We speak of "field", because discourse analysis which is informed by or oriented to the work of FOUCAULT is not an