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Power, discourse, and resistance: Poststructuralist influences in nursing.

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Based on our respective research programs (psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, public health, HIV/AIDS, harm reduction) this article aims to use purposely non-conventional means to present the substantial contribution of poststructuralist perspectives to knowledge development in nursing science in general and in our current research in particular. More specifically, we call on the work of Michel Foucault and Deleuze & Guattari to politicize nursing science using examples from our empirical research programs with marginal and often highly marginalized populations. We discuss the concepts of power, discourse, and resistance to illustrate the essential contribution of poststructuralism to marginal, even "nomadic", nursing research.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals
Volume
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19
Issue
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1
ISSN Number
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1466-7681
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12200
DOI
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10.1111/nup.12200
Short Title
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Nurs Philos
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