The Discourse of Security: Language, Illiberalism and Governmentality

by Duncan Hunter and Malcolm N. MacDonald

This book explores how language constructs the meaning and praxis of security in the 21st century. Combining the latest critical theories in poststructuralist and political philosophy with discourse analysis techniques, it uses corpus tools to investigate four collections of documents harvested from national and international security organisations. This interdisciplinary approach provides insights into the ways in which discourse has been mobilised...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319971921
• ISBN13: 9783319971926
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"