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ID139566
Title ProperNew Materialisms, discourse analysis, and international relations
Other Title Informationa radical intertextual approach
LanguageENG
AuthorVaughan-Williams, Nick ;  Lundborg, Tom
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article investigates the recent ‘New Materialisms’ turn in social and political thought and asks what the potential theoretical and methodological significance might be for the study of International Relations (IR). To do so we return to debates about the theoretical status of discourse in IR as it is in this context that the question of materiality – particularly as it relates to language – has featured prominently in recent years. While the concept of discourse is increasingly narrow in IR, the ‘New Materialisms’ literature emphasises the political force of materiality beyond language and representation. However, a move to reprioritise the politics of materiality over that of language and representation is equally problematic since it perpetuates rather than challenges the notion of a prior distinction between language and materiality. In response, we draw on earlier poststructural thought in order to displace this dichotomy and articulate an extended understanding of what analysing ‘discourse’ might mean in the study of IR.
`In' analytical NoteReview of International Studies Vol. 41, No.1; Jan 2015: p.3-25
Journal SourceReview of International Studies Vol: 41 No 1
Key WordsDiscourse analysis ;  New Materialisms ;  International Relations ;  Radical Intertextual Approach ;  Social and Political Thought


 
 
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