This book adds the missing link between post-foundational discourse theory and the methods of empirical research, and in doing so it develops a post-foundational discourse analysis research program. The book offers a structure of the research program, and explores the methodologization of other discourse analytical approaches.
"The book makes a significant contribution to the methodological development of PDA. Above and beyond its main objective, it also constitutes an excellent introduction to PDA, especially valuable for those who wish to get a detailed and accessible overview of this theoretical tradition. ... the book makes a major contribution to the methodological development of PDA ... . Those who wish a systematic introduction to the state of the art of PDA are also likely to benefit from this book." (Marcos Engelken-Jorge, European Political Science, October, 2016)