Discourse analysis of nature conservation policies in africa. Discourse analysis like other social constructivist approaches starts from the premise that social interaction shapes and positions views of reality, instead of only neutrally mirroring reality hajer and versteeg, 2005, hajer and laws, 2006, and draws on the linguistic turn in that language is seen as a crucial instrument in such. Hajer, professor of public policy and political science department of political science of the university of amsterdam, hendrik wagenaar, associate professor of public policy leiden university. The politics of environmental discourse paperback maarten. Combining social theory with detailed empirical analysis, the book illustrates the social and political dynamics of ecological modernization through a. Pdf discourse analysis is the examination of argumentative. Maarten hajer, university of amsterdam, the netherlands david howarth, university of essex, uk. The argumentative turn in policy analysis and planning. Discourse analysis allows for the analysis of policymaking in order to establish a dominant political truth that in turn legitimizes societal intervention strategies by. All content in this area was uploaded by maarten hajer. Footnote 4 a quote from the work of maarten hajer, one of the most acclaimed and.
Defining discourse as a particular linguistic regularity that can be found in conversations distinguishes it from deliberation and discussion. In light of the frequent, yet often divergent, uses of the term discourse analysis and the recurrent misunderstandings associated with it, this article seeks to clarify the central postulates of poststructuralist discourse theory and to raise critical methodological issues associated with it. Materializing discourse analysis with james, schmitt and. Dr hajer holds ma degrees in political science and in urban and regional planning both university of amsterdam and got his. Social impact assessments may be seen as discussions as any other oral or literal utterances. This workshop aims to strengthen links between various discourse analysis research groups in europe and addresses contextual and problemoriented reflection about the different methodological choices involved in doing poststructuralist discourse analysis. In the third section, i explore a particular way to study such discourses, closely following maarten hajer s approach to argumentative discourse analysis. Discourse analysis is seen as focused on situational logics studying languageinuse. This study seeks to open the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those. Pdf discourse analysis is the examination of argumentative structure in documents and other written or spoken statements and practices. In this conceptual language, environmental management appears as a positive sum game. It is being held in the soerupgaard manor house, just outside copenhagen. Buy the politics of environmental discourse by maarten a. Drawing on the particular analytical framework of maarten hajer, the paper aims to confirm sd as a hegemonic discourse in global debate and illuminate the generative narratives that struggle to sustain it.
Part iii foundations of deliberative policy analysis pp 207208 by maarten a. Concludes by comparing the analysis of policy making using the concept of discourse coalitions to the well. Here we draw upon maarten hajer s 1995 argumentative discourse analysis to examine how the legitimacy of carbon markets and their actors is constructed through ideas, norms and language. In the fourth section, i illustrate my conceptual and methodological considerations with a case study analysis of the energy vision for murau, an alpine district in austria. Pdf the politics of environmental discourse download. Yet, her analysis is limited to a media analysis, whereas the present study focuses on the policy process and the related discursive practices. Discourse coalitions and the institutionalization of practice. Drawing on maarten hajer s socialconstructivist framework of discourse analysis, this work aims to fill this gap. A decade of discourse analysis of environmental politics. Sustainability free fulltext understanding the social. Achievements, challenges, perspectives a decade of.
In this wellwritten book, the author brings the analysis of environmental policy to a new level, and also provides an insightful discussion of discourse in policy and science. Arguing, bargaining, and getting agreement 269 lawrence susskind 14. Pioneered by maarten hajer 2005, in his analysis of the acid rain controversy in northern europe during the 1980s, ada is developed as an alternative to the realist analysis in environmental politics. It will combine different formats in order to offer. A decade of discourse analysis of environmental politics taylor. Hajer, maarten and wytske versteeg 2005 a decade of discourse analysis of environmental politics. Maarten allard hajer born 8 august 1962 is a dutch political scientist and regional planner.
The case of acid rain in great britain, the argumentative turn in policy. Introduces discourse analysis as a way to analyse the policy process. Previously dr hajer was professor of public policy at the university of amsterdam and directorgeneral of the pbl netherlands environmental asssessment agency. The basic assumption underlying discourse analysis is that language shapes our view of the world and is not neutral or simply mirroring reality hajer 2006. Doing discourse analysis an international workshop for young scholars 1 4 december 2008. Ecological modernization and the policy process by maarten a. The book argues that a new perspective ecological modernization, which stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating technological innovationhas come to replace. Climate change discourses in the uk general election in. Hajer, hendrik wagenaar largescale social and political changes have revolutionized policymaking. Hajer this pathbreaking study looks at the nature of contemporary environmental politics, analyzing the emergence and sustenance of institutional perceptions of environmental problems. The role of discourses in governing forests to combat. The book identifies the emergence and increasing political importance of ecological modernization as a new language in environmental politics.
Dr hajer s pathbreaking study opens the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those perceptions can differ between countries. Discourse theory and methods in the social sciences, ed. Maarten hajer european political science volume 2, pages 61 65 2002cite this article. Hence, rather than starting from predefining legitimacy requirements, we are interested in the discursive sources of delegitimation that actors invoke in. This pathbreaking study looks at the nature of contemporary environmental politics, analyzing the emergence and sustenance of institutional perceptions of environmental problems. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Draws on two different discourse analytical approaches. Ecological modernization and the policy process ebook.
Its focus is on the eu and us as two of the worlds largest and most developed economies. Hajer 1962 is distinguished professor of urban futures at utrecht university. This article aims to make sense of the reconfigurations of discourses by relating the way in which climate change is conceived to the institutional practices by means of which meaning is given, illuminating the way in which discursive dominance is produced. Discourse analysis is a way to make sense of the process of solidifying, or of the biases in the way public problems are addressed. Materializing discourse analysis with james, schmitt and latour. Understanding governance in the network society pp.
Ecological modernization and the policy process maarten a. Discussion is the object of analysis, whereas discourse is an ensemble of ideas, concepts and categories through which meaning is given to phe. Traditionally, policy analysis has been statecentered, based on the assumption that central government is selfevidently the locus of government. Abstract this article assesses the contribution of discourse analysis to the study of environmental politics over the period of the past decade. Hajer 1995 calls this argumentative discourse analysis hajer, 1995. Since 1 october 2015, hajer has been faculty professor of urban futures at utrecht university, where he leads the urban futures studio. Maarten hajer, department of political science, oudezijde. Using maarten hajer s approach to discourse analysis, discourses, storylines, and discourse coalitions are identified. Through interviews with key players as well as textual analysis, i identify several discourses. The paperback of the the politics of environmental discourse. The politics of environmental discourse by maarten a. Discourse coalitions and the institutionalisation of practice. Edited by maarten hajer universityofamsterdam and hendrik wagenaar leidenuniversity. Discourse analysis of nature conservation policies in.
Pdf a decade of discourse analysis of environmental. Rethinking policy discourse 4 democracy through policy discourse 1 douglas torgerson vii. Foundations of deliberative policy analysis 7 beyond empiricism. Climate change discourses in the uk general election in 2015. Discourse coalitions or hybrids can reify beliefs about physical reality and thus discourse analysis can discover the coproduction of a landscape hajer 1995.
Senior researcher netherlands institute for the study of crime and law. Edited by maarten hajer and hendrik wagenaar frontmatter more information. The case of acid rain in great britain, the argumentative turn in policy analysis and planning, frank fischer, john forester. Five out of nine definitions of discourse in the papers are from maarten a.
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