Sociology of discourse :: from institutions to social change /

Sociology of Discourse takes the perspective that collective actors like social movements are capable of creating social change from below by creating new institutions through alternative discourses. Institutionalization becomes a process of moving away from existing institutions towards creating ne...

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1. Verfasser: García Agustín, Óscar
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2015.
Schriftenreihe:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 61.
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Zusammenfassung:Sociology of Discourse takes the perspective that collective actors like social movements are capable of creating social change from below by creating new institutions through alternative discourses. Institutionalization becomes a process of moving away from existing institutions towards creating new ones. While discourses entail openness and enable the questioning of what is instituted, institutions offer continuity and stability to social mobilizations. This dual movement of openness and stabilization explains how social struggles ensure their continuity, without completely assuming the logi.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027268297
9027268290
ISSN:1569-9463 ;