Studying political disputes
A rhetorical perspective and a case study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6353738 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophia Hatzisavvidou (0000-0002-5942-1374) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 185-199 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0263395720940883 |
| OpenAlex | W3047450996 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article argues that rhetorical analysis is a method particularly well-suited for the study of political disputes and introduces commonplaces as a tool to conduct such analysis. Commonplaces function as key reference points that produce and organise social meaning; they can thus help to clarify the terms of the dispute and illuminate how these are linked to broader debates within the political community. Commonplaces call into attention sedimented views and point to alternative norms of action pursued by agents of change and therefore to entry points for recontestation. The article substantiates this claim through a case study that maps arguments for climate action in party manifestos in the 2019 General Election in the United Kingdom. A rhetorical analysis of the material highlights the emergence of a number of insurgent commonplaces that seek to disturb the dominance of ‘economic growth’ as principle that informs climate action. Commonplaces can provide a more nuanced understanding of public debates, help to identify sedimented ideological views, and illuminate openings for recontestation and the pursuit of alternative socio-ecological arrangements
Action (physics · Collective action · Dominance (genetics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Ideology · Law and economics · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Risk Perception and Management · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Buen Vivir
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Why We Disagree about Climate Change
‘It Ain’t What You Say…’
Feasible alternatives to green growth
The politics of climate change in the UK
From Beliefs to Arguments
Is Green Growth Possible
Politics eclipses climate extremes for climate change perceptions
The Problem of Ideology-Marxism without Guarantees
Proving, Pleasing and Persuading? Rhetoric in Contemporary British Politics
To Slow or Not to Slow
Entanglements of consumption, cruelty, privacy, and fashion
Conflict, Co-operation and the Rhetoric of Coalition Government
Political ideology and views about climate change in the European Union
Civic Epistemologies
Disputatious Rhetoric and Political Change
Rhetoric and the Political Theory of Ideologies
Planetary Boundaries
"We Have Never been "Post-political
Ecosocialisms, Past, Present and Future
Rhetoric of Motives
A New Climate for Society
Apocalypse Forever
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |