On Critical Discourse Analysis:
A Study of Development and Post-Development Discourses
By Samchaiy Sresunt
A profound conceptual shift in development studies, navigating the transition from mainstream hegemony to radical grassroots resistance.
On Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) serves as a formidable intellectual apparatus for the "deconstruction" of dominant development discourses that exert hegemonic influence over contemporary academic and institutional landscapes. Samchaiy Sresunt positions CDA not merely as a scholarly tool, but as a transformative methodology—one capable of fostering "development from below" by elevating the narratives of the marginalized and the oppressed.
This volume occupies the vital intersection of theoretical introduction and methodological application. Because CDA inherently functions as both theory and method, Sresunt intentionally avoids the rigid constraints of a traditional "manual." He argues that to codify academic work into a handbook is to inadvertently canonize it as an absolute truth, thereby suppressing alternative ways of knowing. Instead, this work serves as a provocation—an invitation to expand the frontiers of critical development studies and to explore the "how" of discursive inquiry without succumbing to intellectual dogma.
Meticulously detailed and academically rigorous, this book provides the necessary depth for advanced research. It is specifically designed for graduate-level scholars seeking to formulate novel research questions that transcend the limited frameworks of "Alternative Development" prevalent in current Thai discourse, pushing instead toward a radical, post-development horizon.
// Table of Contents //
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Power of Discourse
Chapter 3: Critical Discourse Analysis and Development Studies in Thai Society
Chapter 4: Foucauldian Analysis of Development Discourse: Resistance Against Developmental Power
Chapter 5: Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis
Chapter 6: Theo van Leeuwen and Social Semiotics
Chapter 7: Development Studies as Discursive Field Movements
Chapter 8: Critical Discourse Analysis in Development Studies
Details
▪️Format : Paperback
▪️Piyavit Tepumnuaysakul : Editor
▪️Designed by ● SM STUDIO | Warapon Suriya ●
▪️Published : March 2018
▪️Length : 288 pages
▪️ISBN : 978-616-7196-84-8
▪️Dimensions (in) : 5.25 x 8.25
▪️Price : 250 THB
