Conflict, Co-operation and the Rhetoric of Coalition Government, 1st ed. 2018 Rhetoric, Politics and Society Series
Auteur : Atkins Judi
Through a rhetorical analysis, this book explores how the parties in a coalition government create a united public front while preserving their distinct identities. After proposing an original framework based on the ?new rhetoric? of Kenneth Burke, the author charts the path from the inconclusive outcome of the 2010 UK general election and the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition to the dissolution of the partnership in the run-up to May 2015. In doing so, she sheds valuable light on the parties? use of rhetoric to manage the competing dynamics of unity and distinctiveness in the areas of higher education, constitutional reform, the European Union and foreign policy. This unique and highly-accessible analysis will be of interest to a wide audience, including scholars and students of rhetoric, British politics and coalition studies.
1 The Rhetoric of Coalition Bargaining.- 2 The Formation of the Coalition.- 3 Higher Education Policy.- 4 Constitutional Reform.- 5 The European Union.- 6 Foreign Policy.- 7 Coalition Termination: The 2015 General Election Campaign.- 8 The Legacy of the Coalition and its Lessons for the Future.
Judi Atkins is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Coventry University, UK. She has published widely on the relationship between rhetoric, ideology and policy in Britain, and she is author of Justifying New Labour Policy (2011) and co-editor of Rhetoric in British Politics and Society (2014) and Voices of the UK Left: Rhetoric, Ideology and the Performance of Politics (2017).
Examines how parties in a coalition government use rhetoric to display unity while preserving their disctinct identities
Reflects on the legacy of the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition in the key policy areas
Uses the British case study to identify lessons for future multi-party governments
Date de parution : 01-2018
Ouvrage de 184 p.
14.8x21 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 137,14 €
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Mots-clés :
political communication; rhetoric and politics; British political ideology; British coalition government; Conservative-Lib Dem coalition; Conservative party rhetoric; Liberal Democrats rhetoric; coalition policy; coalition studies; do coalitions wokr?; co-operation in a coalition government; British politics; Rhetoric of Coalition Bargaining; Foreign policy in the coalition government; legacy of the coalition government; success of the coalition government; failures of the coalition government