Ness, Kate - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 5, pp. 481-493
Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is mobilized to investigate some of the assumptions that lie behind the text of the Respect for People reports (2000, 2004), part of the 'Egan agenda' in the UK. The concept of respect is examined, contrasting the humanist view of people as ends in themselves...