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Political Election Debates
Informing Voters about Policy and Character
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2013
Summary
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.
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Edition
1/2013
Copyright Year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-8410-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-8411-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
136
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter 1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 2. Theory and Method: Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse No access Pages 9 - 30
Chapter 3. American Presidential Campaign Debates No access Pages 31 - 44
Chapter 4. American Non-Presidential and World Political Campaign Debates No access Pages 45 - 58
Chapter 5. Incumbency in Political Campaign Debates No access Pages 59 - 68
Chapter 6. Campaign Phase in Political Campaign Debates No access Pages 69 - 80
Chapter 7. News Coverage of Political Campaign Debates No access Pages 81 - 88
Chapter 8. Issue Ownership, Functional Federalism, and Retrospective versus Prospective Voting in American Political Campaign Debates No access Pages 89 - 96
Chapter 9. Conclusion No access Pages 97 - 100
Appendix I. List of American Primary and General Debates No access Pages 101 - 110
Appendix II. Viewers for American General Election Debates No access Pages 111 - 112
Appendix III. Examples of the Forms of Policy and Character No access Pages 113 - 114
