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Organization profile
Organisation profile
DESIRE performs critical research into the political-democratic nature of societal processes and their discursive-significatory dimensions.
Crucial within DESIRE's remit is the study of the logics of power, how power strategies are developed and resisted and how signification intervenes into these power logics. DESIRE's areas of interest thus include the many societal fields where meaning is produced and circulated, including the media sphere, the sphere of cultural institutions (including museums, heritage sites and theatres) and the sphere of politics. Within these areas of interest, DESIRE analyses the role of the discursive-significatory. In order to study these discursive-significatory dimensions of the power logics, a variety of methods are used and combined, e.g., critical discourse analysis, visual analysis, rhetorical analysis, discourse-theoretical analysis, and narrative analysis.
DESIRE brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), Univerza v Ljubljani (Slovenia), Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic), University of Essex (UK), and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), as well as affiliate members from other institutions, to support their joint research activities.
DESIRE is chaired by Benjamin De Cleen (VUB) and its management committee further consists of Ilija Tomanic Trivundza (Univerza v Ljubljani), Nico Carpentier (Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic), Jason Glynos (University of Essex) and Yannis Stavrakakis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).
Keywords
- interdisciplinarity
- slovenia
- signification
- resistance
- power
- discourse
- internationalisation
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Profiles
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OZR4045: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - ULiège, GUSTIN Archibald
1/12/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Fundamental
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CONI751: Discourse theory: ways forward, 2nd edition (inschrijvingen conferentie)
16/09/22 → 24/03/23
Project: Fundamental
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EU642: Anti-populist discourse in European politics and media
De Cleen, B. & Savvas, V.
31/01/22 → 30/01/24
Project: Fundamental
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OZR3871: Anti-populist discourse in European politics and media (OZR EU BONUS)
31/01/22 → 30/01/24
Project: Fundamental
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OZR3369: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - ULB MISTIAEN VALERIANE
19/01/19 → 17/04/23
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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A sensemaking perspective on the roll-out of transdisciplinary learning communities in an academic environment from Bolivia
Peres-Cajías, G., Bauwens, J. R., Craps, M. & Loots, G., 3 Oct 2022, In: Development in Practice. 32, 7, p. 947-957 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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De la crise de l'accueil à la crise provoquée. Évolution des dénominations en contexte migratoire belge.
Balty, C. & Mistiaen, V., 22 Jun 2022, Migration et crise : une co-occurrence encombrante. Lyon: ENS Edition, Vol. 129. p. 23-46 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Een levensduurverlenging voor deficitaire communicatie?
Deneckere, K., 1 Apr 2022, Samenleving en Politiek, 29, 4, p. 67-72 6 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist/vulgarizing publication › Article › Vulgarizing
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Far-right intellectual discourse about populism: A German case study and some future avenues for research
Shroufi, O. & De Cleen, B., 23 Sep 2022, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished abstract
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Far-right intellectual discourse about populism: the case of the German Institut für Staatspolitik
Shroufi, O. & De Cleen, B., 24 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Political Ideologies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)13 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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PhD Masterclass Discourse Theoretical Approaches to Politics, Society, Communication and Media
Fatima Zahid Ali (Participant)
22 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Discourse Theory: Ways Forward 2nd Edition
Fatima Zahid Ali (Participant) & Benjamin De Cleen (Chair)
23 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Discourse Theory: Ways Forward 2nd Edition
Benjamin De Cleen (Organiser), Jana Goyvaerts (Member of programme committee), Maximilian Grönegräs (Member of programme committee), Nico Carpentier (Member of programme committee), Yannis Stavrakakis (Member of programme committee), Ilija Tomanic Trivundza (Member of programme committee), Jason Glynos (Member of programme committee) & Pieter Maeseele (Member of programme committee)
23 Mar 2023 → 24 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Documenta (Journal)
Ronald Geerts (Guest editor), Esther Severi (Guest editor) & Anoek Nuyens (Guest editor)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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The role of politicians in the Populist Hype
Jana Goyvaerts (Speaker)
22 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference