Marston, Greg, 1970-

Social policy and discourse analysis : policy change in public housing / By Greg Marston. - Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2004. - vii, 148 p. : ill., ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-146) and index.

Introduction -- Studying policy change -- The place of critical discourse analysis in policy studies -- Contextualizing the case study -- Framing the'problem' in mediatised policy discourse -- Acts of resistance : interpreting the moral subjects of policy discourse -- Possibilities and limitations of discourse analysis for policy studies.

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Social policy--Research.
Social policy--Case studies.
Discourse analysis.
Public housing--Government policy--Australia.

HN29 / .M364 2004

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