Rhetoric in British Politics and Society [electronic resource] /
Atkins, J.editor.
Finlayson, A.editor.
Martin, J.editor.
Turnbull, N.editor.
Although the art of rhetoric is central to the practice of politics it also plays an important role in civic and private life. Using Aristotelian notions of ethos, pathos and logos, this collection offers engaging discussions on everything from Prime Minister's Questions and Welsh devolution to political satire and the rhetoric of cultural racism.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Rhetoric and the British Way of Politics; Part I: Politics and Leadership; 1 The Rhetoric of Rhetoric - Political Rhetoric as Function and Dysfunction; 2 Rhetorical Technique and Governance - Aphorisms and Leaders' Political Persuasion; 3 Rhetoric and Parliamentary Leadership - Prime Minister's Questions; 4 Rhetoric and Political Intervention - Churchill's World War II Speeches in Context; Part II: Ideology and Policy; 5 Rhetoric and Party Politics - Looking Beyond the Leader
6 Rhetoric and Devolution - Time and Space in Welsh Labour Rhetoric7 Rhetoric and Morality - How the Coalition Justifies Welfare Policy; Part III: Culture and Society; 8 Rhetoric and Multiculturalism - David Cameron's 'King James' Speech and the Crisis of Multiculturalism; 9 Rhetoric and Race - David Starkey and the 2011 English Riots; 10 Rhetoric and Satire - Spitting Image and Political Comedy; 11 Rhetoric and the Everyday - Fairness as Rhetorical Force and the Micro-Politics of Intentionality in a North Manchester Town; Conclusion: Rhetoric, British Identity and Interdisciplinarity; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Although the art of rhetoric is central to the practice of politics it also plays an important role in civic and private life. Using Aristotelian notions of ethos, pathos and logos, this collection offers engaging discussions on everything from Prime Minister's Questions and Welsh devolution to political satire and the rhetoric of cultural racism.
Great Britain—Politics and government.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political science.
Democracy.
Elections.
British Politics.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.
Democracy.
Electoral Politics.