The increasingly rapid destruction of the ecological systems that support life is calling into
question some of the fundamental stories that we live by: stories of unlimited economic …

Interpretive political science focuses on the meanings that shape actions and institutions,
and the ways in which they do so. This Handbook explores the implications of interpretive …

This book offers an introduction to the many facets of multilingualism in a changing world. It
begins with an overview of the multiplicity of human languages and their geographic …

This introductory article lays some theoretical ground that stimulated this special issue: first,
the argument that affect is not “in”, or indeed “outside of” the individual or the social, but …

Many scholars have drawn attention to the affective power that aspects of discourse and
practice exert in our social and political life. Fantasy is a concept that, like structures of …

Advancing the concept of populism as a political style, this study compares the debate
performances of two British party leaders, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage, as they clashed in a …

This comment seeks to identify some key concerns in the study of mediated populism. The
paper highlights the relationship between populism and political conditions, noting that the …

Background: Engineering is often portrayed as a purely rational discipline, where emotions
are considered irrelevant to problem solving. Also, in-depth research on emotions in …

This article offers a critical semiotic analysis of the media discourses about Banksy's Walled
Off Hotel in Bethlehem. Unlike the existing burgeoning scholarship on this tourist initiative …

The neoliberal nature of the environmental state prevents a transformation to long-term
sustainability. Taking the case of Britain, I scrutinise the rhetorical invention of the …