Discourse and Policy Practices: Politics – Legitimacy - Power

Interpretive research challenges mainstream positivism and scientism in the name of a methodological pluralism that is sensitive to meaning, historical and social context, and the importance of human subjectivity. Interpretive Policy Analysis entails diverse methodological paths aiming to explain current challenges of politics. Following successful conferences in Birmingham (2006), Amsterdam (2007), Essex (2008) and Kassel (2009), the 5th Conference on Interpretive Policy Analysis in Grenoble will extend the complex investigation of meaning and politics by exploring, in particular, current challenges for discursive politics and policy practices.

These themes will be evident in the plenary sessions, that are focused on new forms of institutionalization of policy practices, rethinking the theory and practice of legitimacy, and debating different methods of interpretation and critical explanation of public policy in general. (Read more about the program here).

The call for papers is closed now.

The conference starts with a key note on June 23 at 10 a.m. and ends with  the keynote of Bruno Latour on Friday June 25 at  4.p.m.The program will be anounced at the end of March.

Keynote Speakers:

Kathrin Braun, University of Hannover (D)

Frank Fischer, Rutgers University (USA) - http://politicalscience.newark.rutgers.edu/fischer.htm

Bruno Jobert, PACTE, l'Université de Grenoble (FR)

Bruno Latour, Sciences PO Paris (FR) - http://www.bruno-latour.fr/

Patrick Le Galès, Centre d'Etudes Européennes, Sciences PO Paris (FR)

Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Boston University (USA) - http://people.bu.edu/vschmidt/

Nonna Mayer, Science PO Paris (FR), Presidente of the French Science Political Association