To thine own self be true

The perceived meanings and functions of political consistency

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2882863
AutoresElie Friedman (0000-0003-1235-9136, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, autor de correspondencia), Z Kampf (0000-0003-3563-1403, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Año2020
Volumen49
Número1
Páginas89-113
Fecha de publicación2020-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLanguage in Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s004740451900068x
OpenAlexW2974469439
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas50

Being perceived as consistent is a crucial concern for political actors' in their efforts to mobilize public opinion. This study comprises an analysis of the self-reflexive performance of consistency by Israeli politicians, focusing on the definitions and types of 'consistency' in political talk and their consequences. Through an analysis of 194 meta-discursive statements between 2006 and 2017, we illustrate that consistency constitutes a spatiotemporal coordination among cognitions, actions (words and deeds), and the external world, while also being viewed as potentially transforming political reality. Perceived as a sought-after value indicative of truth-telling, determination, and clarity, political actors view consistency as an essential character trait, associated with ideological fortitude, and a basis for practical policy realization. (Consistency, ideology, political discourse, meta-discourse

CLARITY · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Epistemology · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology