In reelection bid, Merkel’s not just up against a xenophobic, nationalist party in Germany. In the wake of Trump’s election, liberal democracies around the world hope she’ll defend them, too.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
Articles sur Political rhetoric
Affichage de 41 à 60 de 62 articles
A good concession speech will use what rhetorical scholars call ‘transcendent rhetoric,’ which emphasizes conciliatory, unifying language.
Why is figurative language more powerful – and what feelings exactly does it stir in an audience?
An expert in political rhetoric singles out Trump’s repeated use of reification – the tendency to treat people as things – and the role it’s played in his tortured response to the leaked tape.
Australian politicians – unlike their American counterparts – have largely abandoned the art of stirring speeches. Good rhetoric doesn’t equal good policy, but at least it’s evidence of imaginative thinking.
The same forces that drive belief in conspiracy theories are the ones driving the rise of Donald Trump. So it’s no wonder that, less than two months until the election, he continues to dabble in and promote them.
From Alfonso the Wise’s bawdy songs of slander to Ronald Reagan’s sunny smile, politics and humor have gone hand-in-hand for centuries. But no one seems to be laughing anymore.
Could their affinity for a certain type of television drama help explain why they’re drawn to his rhetoric?
Aristotle would laugh at Donald Trump – but despite breaking millennia-old rules of political speech, he’s still storming ahead. Why?
Trump’s speech was called ‘dark,’ while Clinton let some optimism in.
Trump appeared surprisingly presidential. According to a scholar of American political rhetoric, there were echoes of Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Reagan.
Unscrupulous politicians are adept at using regressive story lines that feed insecurities. That could be dangerous ahead of South Africa’s hotly-contested municipal elections.
Two experts in political rhetoric explain how one candidate has used rhetorical devices like framing and ‘argumentum in terrorem’ to stoke fear and attract voters since the Orlando nightclub shooting.
The only problem with an appeal to fairness is there is no single understanding of what the word means.
The faultlines in democratic politics are clear. On one side is a system of democracy that is bad at making people feel represented. On the other are anti-politician performers like Donald Trump.
Research from the University of Maryland suggests that ‘Trump culture’ is part of human culture, and has its roots in warfare, famine and natural disasters.
An expert in American political rhetoric explains why Trump’s controversial retweets are actually an extremely effective rhetorical device.
According to an expert in political rhetoric, we shouldn’t underestimate the power of the candidates who can skillfully tap into voter resentments.
A politician’s final statement as leader is their chance to have the last word. Tony Abbott’s speech was telling in both what he chose to say and not to say.
A budget speech that fails to discuss basic measures of how the economy going is revealing in itself. Joe Hockey is the first treasurer since at least 1981 not to mention GDP.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
-
Professor of Communication and Journalism, Texas A&M University
-
Senior Lecturer and Senior Digital Learning Developer, UCL
-
Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University
-
Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
-
Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
-
Professor of Political Communication, University of Leeds
-
Chair of Academic Board, Victoria University
-
Emeritus Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
-
Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
-
Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
-
Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
-
Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
-
Associate Professor of Practice Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
-
Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
-
Professor of Social Psychology IPU Berlin and Visiting Professor of Social and Political Psychology, Coventry University, Coventry University
