Let's Talk Politics New Essays on Deliberative Rhetoric |
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Editor:
| Van Belle, Hilde Rutten, Kris Gillaerts, Paul Van De Mieroop, Dorien Van Gorp, Baldwin |
Series title: | Argumentation in Context Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-90-272-1123-1 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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In this volume on political argumentation, the study of argument takes place within a rhetorical framework. As such, it is a contribution to the study of argumentation-in-context with an explicit rhetorical approach. Rather than focusing on the poor quality of political participation and political understanding by citizens, this volume explores how the study of rhetoric, both as an academic discipline and as a political practice, stands in a unique position to critically engage with a...
More DescriptionIn this volume on political argumentation, the study of argument takes place within a rhetorical framework. As such, it is a contribution to the study of argumentation-in-context with an explicit rhetorical approach. Rather than focusing on the poor quality of political participation and political understanding by citizens, this volume explores how the study of rhetoric, both as an academic discipline and as a political practice, stands in a unique position to critically engage with a 'contextualized' understanding of politics and civic engagement. Many contributions in this volume confront classical rhetorical concepts and theories with current political developments such as globalization and multiculturalism and the emergence of new democracies. Others focus explicitly on deliberative rhetoric in the political realm, or undertake a critical analysis of political texts and public events in order to explore what this can imply for the development of a 'critical' citizenship.