Crisis Leadership and Moral Rhetoric After a Foreign Attack on the Homeland
Zelenskyy, Bush, and Churchill
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 12420098 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Gregg R Murray (0000-0002-3976-9365, Department of Social Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA, autor correspondente), Grantham Sandlin (Department of Social Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA), Raymond Tatalovich (0000-0002-2670-0959, Loyola University Chicago) |
| Ano | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 386-400 |
| Data de publicação | 2023-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10659129231208461 |
| OpenAlex | W4388827686 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 50 |
What kind of moral rhetoric do national leaders use after their homelands are attacked by foreign forces? Informed by crisis leadership literature, this study uses Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) to examine the rhetoric of three leaders of nations before and after attacks by foreign forces: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and the 2022 Russian invasion, U.S. President Bush and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and British Prime Minister Churchill and the 1940–41 German bombing campaign. The word-based automated content analysis shows that following the attacks the leaders substantially shifted their moral rhetoric. They also employed similar moral rhetoric, mainly by using Harm rhetoric, presumably to condemn the destruction and loss of life suffered by their nations. All three also emphasized Loyalty rhetoric, presumably as a call to nationalism, and Authority rhetoric, presumably to rally followership. Otherwise, they gave little attention to Degradation rhetoric, which presumably would demonize the enemy. This study is one of very few to evaluate political elite rhetoric during crises. It is also one of a small number to assess political elite rhetoric through the lens of MFT. It demonstrates that MFT can be a useful tool for understanding political elite rhetoric and crisis management across heterogeneous contexts
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