Introduction of Discourse Analysis in Transportation: A Framework for Understanding Policy and Practice in Urban Mobility

In recent decades, the discourse approach for analyzing specific genres and professional discourse communities has gained significant traction. The globalization of knowledge and the synergy between disciplines have opened up new avenues for interdisciplinary studies. Analyzing specialized discourses reveals the distinctive features and dominant concepts within professional fields. This paper aims to examine the characteristics of discourse as applied in transportation. While discourse analysis has been widely employed in various disciplines, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, its application in transport and urban planning remains limited. However, we argue that it is a crucial tool for understanding and potentially transforming the diverse pathways that cities and regions adopt. The relationships between humans and the world are mediated by different systems of meaning and knowledge structures, shaped by factors such as power, predisposition, and the values ascribed to political, contextual, theoretical, methodological, and empirical considerations.

کلیدواژه ها:

transportation ، discourse ، interdisciplinary studies ، Foucault