Global Crisis: Theory, Method and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Structure of the Book
References
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 From Crisis Decision-Making to Discourse Theory
	1.1 Crisis Decision-Making
		1.1.1 Summary and Critique
	1.2 Constructivism
		1.2.1 Summary and Critique
	1.3 Critical Realism
		1.3.1 Summary and Critique
	1.4 Discourse Theory
		1.4.1 Summary and Critique
	References
2 The Discursive Character of the Social
	2.1 Foundations of Discourse Theory
		2.1.1 Towards Poststructuralist Semiotics
	2.2 Discourse and the Discursive
	Notes
	References
3 The Permanent Dimension of Dislocation
	3.1 The Ontological Differentiation of Crisis
	3.2 The Ambiguity of Dislocation
		3.2.1 The Ambiguity of Dislocation in Poststructuralist Crisis Research
	3.3 The Development of Permanent Dislocation
		3.3.1 The Real
		3.3.2 Hegemony
		3.3.3 Ontological Lack
	3.4 A Definition of Permanent Dislocation
		3.4.1 Permanent Dislocation in Laclau’s Theory
		3.4.2 Summary
	Notes
	References
4 The Recurring Dimension of Dislocation
	4.1 The Development of Recurring Dislocation
		4.1.1 Radical and Ontic Antagonism
		4.1.2 Identification and Ontic Lack
		4.1.3 Demands
	4.2 A Definition of Recurring Dislocation
		4.2.1 Recurring Dislocation in Laclau’s Theory
		4.2.2 Summary
	Notes
	References
5 The Ephemeral Dimension of Dislocation
	5.1 Ephemeral Dislocation and Crisis
	5.2 A Definition of Ephemeral Dislocation
	5.3 The Construction of Ephemeral Dislocation
		5.3.1 Translocation
		5.3.2 Summary
	Notes
	References
6 Discourse Analysis
	6.1 Corpus Linguistics
		6.1.1 A Guide for Analysis
	6.2 Rhetorical Analysis
		6.2.1 Difference and Equivalence
		6.2.2 Hegemony
		6.2.3 Antagonism
		6.2.4 Dislocation
		6.2.5 A Guide for Analysis
	Note
	References
7 The Coronavirus Crisis
	7.1 The Coronavirus Crisis as Ephemeral Dislocation
		7.1.1 The Construction of the Coronavirus Crisis
		7.1.2 Healthcare
		7.1.3 Economy and Defense
	7.2 The Antagonistic Construction of the Coronavirus Crisis
		7.2.1 Translocation
	7.3 Permanent and Recurring Dislocation in the Coronavirus Crisis
		7.3.1 Institutionalization
		7.3.2 Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index