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Political Election Debates

Informing Voters about Policy and Character
  • ISBN-13: 9781498515610
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By William L. Benoit
  • Price: AUD $103.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/06/2015
  • Format: Paperback 144 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Politics & government [JP]
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Political debates are an important facet of modern election campaigns. How politicians frame an argument, how the audience perceives it, and how the media decides to display it are key components in analyzing the outcome of a political debate, and ultimately, an election. Drawing mainly on the functional theory of political campaign discourse, William L. Benoit examines a wide variety of debates not only in the United States but across the globe. Because each phase of election offers new challenges, specific attention is paid to how primary versus general and incumbency influence the content of political leaders' debate practices. Specifically, the book delves into the history and nature of debates in various United States elections, including presidential, vice presidential, senatorial, gubernatorial, and mayoral candidates. Also examined are debates ranging from the United Kingdom to South Korea to Australia. Benoit also employs the issues ownership theory and functional federalism theory as a deeper part of the analysis. This book offers a critical examination and comprehensive overview of election debate theory.
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Theory and Method: Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse Chapter 3: American Presidential Campaign Debates Chapter 4: American Non-Presidential and World Political Campaign Debates Chapter 5: Incumbency in Political Campaign Debates Chapter 6: Campaign Phase in Political Campaign Debates Chapter 7: News Coverage of Political Campaign Debates Chapter 8: Issue Ownership, Functional Federalism, and Retrospective versus Prospective Voting in American Political Campaign Debates Chapter 9: Conclusion Appendix I. List of U.S. Presidential Primary, General, and Vice Presidential Campaign Debates Appendix II. Viewers for American Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates Appendix III. Forms of Policy and Character in Debates
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