This title offers a viable alternative to 'functional' approaches to communication which is built around the metaphor of 'webs of meaning' and has semiology as its basis. The authors provide examples to argue the usefulness of this approach in understanding communicative processes

This article explores the social construction of violence within the front-line context of job centres in the Employment Service (ES). The issue of violence within organizations is typically approached using positivistic methods. In contrast, this article deepens understandings of violence in...