Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method is a systematic introduction to discourse analysis as a body of theories and methods for social research. It brings together three central approaches to discourse analysis: - Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory - critical discourse analysis - discursive psychology in order to establish a dialogue between different forms of discourse analysis often kept apart by disciplinary boundaries. Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method introduces the three approaches in a clear and easily comprehensible manner: - it explains the distinctive philosophical premises and theoretical perspectives of each approach as well as the methodological guidelines and tools they provide for empirical discourse analysis - it demonstrates the possibilities for combining different discourse analytical and non-discourse analytical approaches in empirical study