Research has shown that emotions matter in politics, but we know less about when and why
politicians use emotive rhetoric in the legislative arena. This article argues that emotive …

Conceptually contributing to the literature on culture/identity, ontological security, and
narrative, this article explores Germany's articulation of historical memory in light of Russia's …

A revealing look at how today's bureaucrats are finding their public voice in the era of 24-
hour media Once relegated to the anonymous back rooms of democratic debate, our …

This article: Provides a theoretical exploration of rhetorical persuasion as a practice aimed at
'capturing desire'. Elucidates the shared interest of rhetorical and psychoanalytical theory in …

Pragmatics and rhetoric display a range of commonalities and convergences in that both are
concerned with discursive and extra-discursive strategies that enable the negotiation and re …

Abstract By way of Rhetorical Political Analysis, this article argues that May's rhetoric on
Brexit undermined her statecraft and with it her capacity to deliver Britain's departure from …

This article seeks to open up debate about Parliamentary debate by exploring the history of
ideas about Parliamentary debate and rhetoric through the lens of four core concepts …

This is the first article to examine the rhetoric of Alex Salmond using the Aristotelian modes
of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos) during the 2014 independence referendum. The article …

This article makes a distinctive contribution to the academic literature on the United Kingdom
Independence Party (UKIP) by focusing in on the political rhetoric of Nigel Farage in relation …

Speech matters. Political actors are defined by what they say as much as by what they do
but, with each rhetorical choice, they also narrow the range of rhetorical options open to …