Discursive dominance or discursive power is the ultimate emergence of one discourse as dominant among competing ones in their struggle for dominance. Ultimately, one of the discourses emerges as dominant. The word ‘discursive’ is related to the word discourse, which refers to "communication of ideas".
In a society there are competing discourses (or narratives) regarding anything and everything such as feminism, racism, casteism, communalism, regionalism, economic development, democracy, governance, etc. According to Chanchal Kumar Sharma (2011, 169) 'A dominant discourse is a winning discursive formation. A complete consensus is not necessary, though. It is the one that survives the widest range of criticisms in various forums and media.'[1]
References
- ↑ Sharma, Chanchal Kumar (2011-04-01). "A Discursive Dominance Theory of Economic Reform Sustainability: The Case of India". India Review. 10 (2): 126–184. doi:10.1080/14736489.2011.574550. ISSN 1473-6489. S2CID 154982877.
Further reading
- Dryzek, John S. (2000). Deliberative Democracy and Beyond. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198295075.
- Fisher, Frank (2003). Reframing Public Policy: Discursive Politics and Deliberative Practices. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 182–86. ISBN 978-0199242634.
- Sharma, Chanchal Kumar (2011). "Discursive Dominance Theory of Economic Reform Sustainability". India Review. 10 (2): 126–184. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.627.2831. doi:10.1080/14736489.2011.574550. S2CID 154982877.
- "Discursive Statecraft". Council on Geostrategy. Retrieved 2023-06-02.