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Using Discourse Network Analysis to Measure Discourse Coalitions
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Ondertitel:Towards a Formal Analysis of Political Discourse
Since the “argumentative turn” in policy analysis, scholars have
increasingly focused on discourse as an explanatory factor for the analysis of
policy processes. This has resulted in a proliferation of rich and deep qualitative
discourse-analytical studies on a vast range of policy controversies. However,
these studies have two important shortcomings: firstly, they offer limited opportunities
for comparative research, because they lack an objectified and standardized
measuring instrument. Secondly, according to some critics, these studies
do not meet scientific standards. In order to respond to these shortcomings, this
article presents a method based on a combination of content analysis and social
network analysis, which can be complementary to qualitative approaches. It is
exemplified by a limited case study on two debates within the policy domain
of transport mobility in Flanders. The article concludes with a discussion of a
number of possible applications of the method within the broader discipline of
political science.
Tijdschrift: World Political Science
ISSN: 2363-4774
Issue: 2
Volume: 11
Pagina's: 377–404
Jaar van publicatie:2015