Connecting Linguistic Structures and Social Practices
A Discursive Approach to Social Policy Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2116704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annette Hastings (0000-0001-9174-0677, University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-211 |
| Publication date | 1998-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279498005248 |
| OpenAlex | W2098963747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 14 |
There is an emerging interest within social and policy studies in the potential connections between linguistic practices and broader social processes. It is, however, difficult to find examples of research which take a fully discursive approach to policy analysis. Such a discursive approach might focus on how the use of language in the policy process is involved with social practices, such as the legitimisation of social relations or the construction of 'knowledge' of social reality. The article begins by exploring theoretical and methodological issues in relation to connecting micro aspects of language use, such as grammar and lexis, with the social construction of knowledge. It then uses discourse analysis to explore how the linguistic resources of a key British urban policy document, New Life for Urban Scotland, are involved with reproducing and sustaining a particular 'knowledge' or discourse about the causes of urban decline
Discourse analysis · Focus (optics) · Grammar · Lexis · Linguistics · Process (computing) · Relation (database) · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Political Systems and Governance
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Performance power
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Progressive planning, biased discourse, and critique
The longue durée of community engagement
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Mind the Gap? The Persistence of Pathological Discourses in Urban Regeneration Policy
The Fallacy of “Housing Studies”
The Politics of Regeneration
Critical Discourse Analysis and Policy-Orientated Housing Research
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Society versus the State
The universal common good
Rage at Westsinster
Confusion and divergence
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Urban geography
Urban 'regeneration
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The Enterprise Culture and the Inner City
Textual Politics
The Politics of Disablement
Archaeology of Knowledge
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Unravelling the Process of 'Partnership' in Urban Regeneration Policy
Direct Democracy in Practice
Causal Stories and the Formation of Policy Agendas
| Unique citing works | 64 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,37 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 62 |