Conflict, Co-operation and the Rhetoric of Coalition Government

• Main Author: Atkins, Judi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society
• Subjects: Great Britain-Politics and government.; Political communication.; Political leadership.; British Politics.; Political Communication.; Political Leadership.

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 incon...