Using Discourse Network Analysis to Measure Discourse Coalitions: Towards a Formal Analysis of Political Discourse

Q3 Social Sciences

World Political Science Pub Date : 2015-10-01 DOI:10.1515/wps-2015-0009

Allan Muller

引用次数: 18

Abstract

Abstract 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.

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用话语网络分析衡量话语联盟:走向政治话语的形式分析

自政策分析的“论辩转向”以来，学者们越来越关注话语作为政策过程分析的解释因素。这导致了对大量政策争议进行丰富而深入的定性话语分析研究的激增。然而，这些研究有两个重要的缺点:首先，它们提供比较研究的机会有限，因为它们缺乏客观和标准化的测量工具。其次，一些批评人士认为，这些研究不符合科学标准。为了应对这些不足，本文提出了一种基于内容分析和社会网络分析相结合的方法，可以与定性方法相补充。通过对法兰德斯运输机动性政策领域内的两次辩论的有限案例研究，可以举例说明这一点。文章最后讨论了该方法在更广泛的政治学学科中的一些可能应用。

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World Political Science Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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