This book studies the dynamics of political discourse in governance processes. It demonstrates the process in which political discourses become normative mechanisms, first marking socially constructed realities in politics, second playing a role in delineating the subsequent policy frames, and third influencing the public sphere.

Preface; Robert Henry CoxIntroduction: Discursive Governance: Operationalization And Applications; Umut Korkut, Kesi Mahendran, Gregg Bucken-Knapp, And Robert Henry CoxPART I: POLITICAL PARTIES. HOW DO THE POLITICAL PARTIES USE/GENERATE DISCOURSES AND REPRESENTATIONS?1. Racialized Violence Against Migrants In Greece; Lena Karamanidou2. Investing In Our Future? The Influence Of Social Investment Ideas On Family Policy Discourses In Finland, Germany And The UK; Mikael Nygård, Mikkokuisma, Nicole Krüger And Verity Campbell-Barr3. Successful Transplants, Reform Governments, And Health Care Policy Reform In Slovakia And Hungary; Umut Korkut And Aron Buzogány4. It's Got To Be A She: The Media Portrayal Of Selecting The First Female Social Democratic Party Leaders In Sweden And Finland; Mari NiemiPART II: IMPLEMENTING POLICY: DISCURSIVE INTERPRETATION OF POLICY BY POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTORS5. Doing More With Less? Financial Engineering Instruments For Urban Development In EU Cohesion Policy; Marcin Dabrowski6. 'Externalization Of The EU Asylum Policy Under The Light Of The Arab Spring: How Did South-European Countries Recalibrate After The Uprisings'; Alexandra Bousiou And Antonios Kontis7. Implementing Gender Budgeting In Scotland And Spain: A Comparative Feminist Analysis; Angela O'Hagan8. The Eye Of The Beholder: Narrating Crisis In The Ongoing Swedish Labor Migration Policy Debate; Gregg Bucken-Knapp, Andrea Spehar And Jonas HinnforsPART III: PUBLIC SPHERE: THE RESONANCE AND RESISTANCE OF DISCOURSES AND REPRESENTATIONS9. Public Narratives Of European Citizenship - The Dialogical Citizen In The European Public Sphere; Kesi Mahendran, Ima Jackson And Anubhuti Kapoor10. European Integration And Mainstreaming Of Stateless Nationalist And Regionalist Parties: The Scottish National Party And Frisian National Party; Arno Van Der Zwet11. Equal But Separate? LGBTI Rights In Contemporary South Africa; Hande Eslen-Ziya, Aidan Mcgarry, Cheryl Potgieter, And Finn CG Reygan