Prime Ministers and Rhetorical Governance

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-36361-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 207 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 3747 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership

Prime Ministers in Westminister style democracies are forever talking to and communicating with the electorate. This ground-breaking book explores and analyses the uses of political rhetoric by Prime Ministers to explore patterns of communication and shows that the manner in which they talk to the electorate is central to day-to-day governance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grube, D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. The Mutual Delusion 2. Extra-Parliamentary Rhetorical Leadership – from Gladstone to Blair 3. The Rhetorical Prime Minister in Comparative Perspective 4. Persuading Voters – Cycles of Election Defining Rhetoric 5. Prime Ministers and Policy Narratives 6. Policy Intervention in Sub-National Jurisdictions 7. Defining a Legacy 8. Prime Ministers and Mandarins – Rhetorical Consistency Across Government 9. Conclusion - In Search of Authenticity Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dennis Grube is Lecturer in Politics at Griffith University in Australia, and holds a PhD in British History from the University of Tasmania.