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Western Political Rhetoric and Radicalization

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "British Journal of Political Science"

DOI: 10.1017/s0007123420000484

Abstract: Abstract Does anti-Muslim rhetoric by Western politicians breed radical attitudes among European Muslims? This article explores this question by conducting an experimental study in Bosnia – a European democracy, where, unlike the rest of Europe,… read more here.

Keywords: rhetoric; radicalization; western political; political rhetoric ... See more keywords

Lexical Ambiguity in Political Rhetoric: Why Morality Doesn't Fit in a Bag of Words

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "British Journal of Political Science"

DOI: 10.1017/s000712342300008x

Abstract: How do politicians use moral appeals in their rhetoric? Previous research suggests that morality plays an important role in elite communication and that the endorsement of specific values varies systematically across the ideological spectrum. We… read more here.

Keywords: lexical ambiguity; rhetoric morality; rhetoric; ambiguity political ... See more keywords

“Rapt Auditors!” Burke and the Revision of Rhetorical Violence in Wordsworth’s The Prelude

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "European Romantic Review"

DOI: 10.1080/10509585.2019.1612580

Abstract: ABSTRACT In this essay, I return to Wordsworth’s apostrophe to Burke in book 7 of the 1850 Prelude, arguing that this passage is best understood as a revisionary meditation on rhetoric. The address to Burke… read more here.

Keywords: rhetoric; wordsworth; political rhetoric; auditors burke ... See more keywords
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Memes, condensation symbols, and the changing landscape of political rhetoric

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Critical Studies in Media Communication"

DOI: 10.1080/15295036.2021.1985729

Abstract: This article analyzes a 2019 poster of Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar by setting it in the context of political memes. Extending recent work on meme rhetoric, and emphasizing the roll that con... read more here.

Keywords: condensation symbols; political rhetoric; changing landscape; landscape political ... See more keywords
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Appeals to Authority in Political Rhetoric: Machiavelli in the Italian Parliament 1945–1994

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Parliamentary Affairs"

DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsaa005

Abstract: Scholarship in rhetorical political analysis and parliamentary studies devoted little attention to study how politicians employ intellectuals’ authority and theories in their discourses. We offer methodological directions to navigate this territory, combining quantitative and qualitative… read more here.

Keywords: italian parliament; authority political; political rhetoric; machiavelli ... See more keywords

The right people for the job? Projections of ethos in British and Norwegian political rhetoric

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Global Discourse"

DOI: 10.1332/20437897y2025d000000051

Abstract: This article examines the rhetorical construction of ethos in British and Norwegian political discourse, demonstrating how political, cultural and media environments shape the credibility and authority of political leaders. While British political rhetoric often emphasises… read more here.

Keywords: ethos british; right people; political rhetoric; norwegian political ... See more keywords