The study of policy discourse comprises actor-centered and content-oriented approaches. We attempt to close the gap between the two kinds of approaches by introducing a new methodology for the analysis of political discourse called Discourse Network Analysis. It is based on social network...

The study of policy discourse comprises actor-centered and content-oriented approaches. We attempt to close the gap between the two kinds of approaches by introducing a new methodology for the analysis of political discourse called Discourse Network Analysis. It is based on social network...

The term intellectual property rights is a relatively recent invention. Privileges, copyrights, droits d'auteur, temporary monopolies were and are alternative terms to describe the governance of knowledge and information. Maybe even more than in other policy fields framing processes are central...