Appeals to Authority in Political Rhetoric
Machiavelli in the Italian Parliament 1945–1994
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6312151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matteo Cm Casiraghi (0000-0003-0851-6311, University of Milan, corresponding author), Matteo Cesare Mario Casiraghi (University of Milan), Francesco Testini (0000-0002-0795-8591, University of Milan) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 333-353 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsaa005 |
| OpenAlex | W3010325661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
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 analyses to investigate the employment of Machiavelli’s figure in the Italian Parliament. We show that Machiavelli is regarded as a contested authority and that appeals to his arguments can perform different rhetorical functions, which are countered with different rhetorical tactics. In particular, we show that the right appropriates the realist Machiavelli, especially in foreign policy, both as a national symbol and as a legitimate source of insights on political affairs, while the left and the centre resist these claims with alternative rhetorical tactics. Finally, we provide an original dataset and a new theoretical framework for future explorations of intellectuals and other authoritative figures’ rhetorical influence on politics
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |