Justification of a New Approach to Critical Discourse Analysis: The Case of Public Hearings in Russia
The main goal of this article is to apply a critical discourse analysis based on the original methodology of J. Habermas to the study of a particular case. Therefore, as the subject of the research is chosen the case of public hearings on the construction of a subway ventilation shaft in the public park “Zyuzino”. The author of the article combines the original methodology of critical discourse analysis, first established by W. Cukier and others, with the original institutional analysis based on the principles of the “ideal speech situation” by J. Habermas. This allows us to identify from various sides deviations and shortcomings that exist in public hearings in Russia.