Search Results - subject:"discourse analysis"

Institutions, institutional change, language, and searle

Finch, John H. (contributor); McMaster, Robert (contributor) - 2005

narrative and draw upon Luhmann’s (1995) systems approach to amplify our contribution. Discourse analysis is one way of … more general level of analysis than is common in discourse analysis, which tends to focus on ethnographies in particular … continuation or durability that discourse analysis should but does not always comment upon: narrative, closure (black box) and …

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Bridging structure and agency : processes of institutional change

Dolfsma, Wilfred (contributor); Verburg, Rudi (contributor) - 2005

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From the Critics' Corner : Logic Blending, Discursive Change and Authenticity in a Cultural Production System

Glynn, Mary Ann; Lounsbury, Michael - 2005

Drawing on an analysis of critics' reviews of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) performances, we investigate how broader shifts in institutional logics shape the discourse of critics and their judgment of performances. We highlight how the aesthetic logic that traditionally informs the practices...

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Organisational Change and Discourse : Hegemony, Resistance and Reconstitution

De Cock, Christian - 2005

The article considers the discourse surrounding culture change programmes in two British manufacturing organisations. The analysis of organisational discourse is pursued as a means of revealing the indeterminacy of organisational experiences and the problems inherent to the introduction of...

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Lifting the Veil of Social Unrest about Food The Dynamics behind Transitions in Food Chains

Buurma, Jan; Hennen, Wil; van Mil, Eveline; Verwaart, Tim; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

This paper presents a novel approach to gain a deeper understanding of the forces driving sustainability transitions in food production and consumption. It follows a complex adaptive systems approach to study processes leading to sociotechnical innovations on a timescale of typically a decade....

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Wind Farm Siting and Protected Areas in Catalonia: Planning Alternatives or Reproducing 'One-Dimensional Thinking'?

Ariza-Montobbio, Pere; Farrell, Katharine N. - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 12, pp. 3180-3205

Wind energy is an emblem of sustainability with the potential to promote a qualitative alternative to current energy systems and nuclear options for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction. However, wind farm siting often conflicts with aspirations to conserve traditional landscapes and wildlife habitats. In this paper...

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Cultural Models of Bodily Images of Women Teachers

Mallozzi, Christine A. - In: Societies 2 (2012) 4, pp. 252-269

the cultural model of the U.S. teacher, a typically conservatively dressed and coiffed female. According to discourse … analysis of the participants’ stories, each teacher’s students did not interpret these tattoos in the same ways. Erin …

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Discursos sobre la Región de Antofagasta en el contexto de la migración regional

Rodrigo, Luis Miguel - Instituto de Economía Aplicada Regional, Facultad de … - 2012

and tourism place. We did not have, however, empirical information about this image. We use the sociological discourse … analysis with information obtained from six discussion groups of university undergraduates from the regions of Coquimbo …

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Chinese perspectives on international power shifts and Sino-EU relations (2008-2011)

Noesselt, Nele - 2012

discourse analysis of China’s core IR journals. In order to illustrate the continuity and (gradual) changes in China …

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Discourse of Twitter and social media : [how we use language to create affiliation on the web]

Zappavigna, Michele - 2012

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