Theory LAB

Analysing and Using Concepts: Discourse Theoretical Approaches

30 April 2026 1-5 pm

Research workshop for Masters students, PhD-students and ECRs on discourse theoretical approaches to political concepts.

Speakers:
Allan Dreyer Hansen (Roskilde University): “The Difference Between Deconstructive/Philosophical and Scientific Concepts (If There Is One)”
Emilia Palonen (University of Helsinki): “Heuristic Tools in Laclauian Research: Populism Formula and Populist Dynamics”
Jason Glynos (University of Essex): “Applying Concepts”
Lasse Thomassen (Queen Mary University of London): “Analysing Political Concepts as Discourse: Nodal Points, Empty Signifiers and Chains of Equivalence”

Graduate Centre 602
Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Society and Environment
Theory LAB
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Campus

The workshop is made possible through an Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) Visiting Fellowship for Dr Allan Dreyer Hansen. It is organised under the auspices of the IHSS and the TheoryLab.

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