Debate and Deliberation in Parliaments

Abstract

Parliaments are an arena where conflict is held, and where debates about policy and laws take place. The plenum is therefore an arena for deliberation and persuasion, but also for grandstanding, moralizing, and campaigning. This panel looks at how and why parliamentary debates matter, and how deliberation shapes decision-making. It therefore welcomed papers on the rhetoric in parliament, interaction of actors, and quality of legislative discourse as well as its consequences.

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Beyond Blurring: How Opposition Parties’ Communication Spills Over Across Arenas	View Paper Details
Owning the Frame? Issue Ownership and Opposition Responses to Security Policy Reframing	View Paper Details
Who Do They Claim to Be (Close To)? Measuring Politicians’ Rhetorical Self-Positioning Towards Groups	View Paper Details
Who Speaks in Committees? Legislative Speech Beyond the Floor	View Paper Details
“Guardian of Rationality”? Deliberation and the Interpretive Role in the Portuguese Parliamentary Committee on Education	View Paper Details