"provocative discourse" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to refer to conversations or debates that are purposefully intended to evoke strong emotions or reactions from the participants. For example: The town hall meeting quickly descended into a provocative discourse on the issue of gun control.
Suharto, the army leader who became president and ruled Indonesia for 32 years after seizing power in the late 1960s, signed a decree about three decades ago banning provocative political discourse on ethnicity, race and religion in an effort to maintain public order, and racial and religious harmony.
Provocative styles of discourse make more sense to students when they do not share a bond with others on their surrounding campus.
My research was not at the University of California at Berkeley, but the group I studied was on a campus that had many of the features that Binder and Wood think are more likely to lead to a provocative form of discourse.
He was on "Meet the Press" Sunday; every question every single one concerned his assessments of other candidates, which is a bit of a lost opportunity, when one considers how alternately fun and provocative Paul's discourses can be.
He was on "Meet the Press" Sunday; every question — every single one — concerned his assessments of other candidates, which is a bit of a lost opportunity, when one considers how alternately fun and provocative Paul's discourses can be.
Here Escobar deploys these new techniques in a provocative analysis of development discourse and practice in general, concluding with a discussion of alternative visions for a postdevelopment era.
His reviews are not simply reviews; they are provocative contributions to the discourse on theatre, race, class, sexuality, and identity in America.
Mr. Edwards stumbled into this minefield ahead of his rivals for the presidency, but many of the other candidates could face similar problems as they try to integrate the passionate, provocative and freewheeling political discourse that flourishes on the Internet into more tightly controlled means of traditional campaigning.
The response this time has been concentrated in the region, but analysts say the reaction again illustrates the pope's apparent tin ear for the often provocative content of his discourse.
Participants looked at these formulations and others over the course of a stimulating - and provocative- day of collective discourse.
