Discourse and Democracy: Critical Analysis of the Language of Government

by Michael Farrelly

Book Overview

In this new study, Farrelly gives a critical examination of democracy as it is conceived and practiced in contemporary advanced liberal nations. The received wisdom on democracy is probelmatized through a close analysis of discourse in combination with critical theories of democracy and of the State. The central theme of the book is the paradox of pervasive reference to democracy as a legitimation of political action by liberal governments versus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138549096
• ISBN13: 9781138549098
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 148 Pages