Methods, discourse, activism

Comparing institutional ethnography and governmentality

Bibliographic Data

ID12985083
AuthorsKatherine Teghtsoonian (University of Victoria, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume10
Issue3
Pages330-347
Publication date2015-06-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1946-0171 • E-ISSN: 1946-018X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19460171.2015.1050426
OpenAlexW2131734820
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited43

In this article I present a comparative consideration of two conceptual frameworks that have informed critical research by policy-interested scholars: institutional ethnography and governmentality. I argue that these two approaches to research are similar in important respects: both focus on the analysis of linkages between everyday practices and the ruling/governing programs and strategies that aspire to shape these; both accord a central place to the operation and effects of discourse/discursive practices – particularly texts – in their accounts of how these linkages are forged. I also discuss several differences that distinguish them, including their diverse assessment of the value and effects of mobilizing research for social justice oriented ends. In closing, I consider the possibilities for analysis and action that may be opened up or, alternatively, narrowed or closed down by research conducted using each of these frameworks, and suggest the value of ongoing reflexive dialogue between them

Action (physics · Discourse analysis · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Ethnography · Governmentality · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Anthropology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

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