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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Democratic Rhetoric"”.
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The Nature of Authentic Governance: A Treatise on Democratic Rhetoric and Rhetorical Democracy
… less of a means of governance and more of a rhetorical device to secure the consent of the people to be ruled by the elite few. Thus the current study seeks to disrupt this hegemonic means of control through an explication of authentic governance and democracy in order to demonstrate that the …
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Moral Majorities: The Rhetoric of “Real” American Values in Contemporary Conservatism
… associated with the Tea Party movement used rhetoric to create and perpetuate ideas about who "real" Americans are, what they believe, and how they should act. I analyze books by Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Glenn Beck, and Jenny Beth Martin to demonstrate how they premise "real" American …
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"The forgotten years" of America’s Civil Rights Movement : the University of Kansas, 1939-1961
… one, students and faculty used World War II's democratic rhetoric coupled with Lawrence's long tradition of protest on behalf of blacks to integrate parts of campus and to attack segregation in town. The movement had two parts. The first movement was during the war itself. As University Daily …
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Polarization in the Era of News Media Metamorphosis: A Critical Exploration of Implications for Democracy and Human Rights
… both countries in the wake of the spike of anti-democratic rhetoric associated with the 2020 electoral defeat of President Trump. They additionally indicate news media in both countries are both complicit and defiant to heteronormative attempts to suppress queer rights. The findings of this study …
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AUTOCRATIZATION AND PUBLIC OPINION ONDEMOCRACY: INSIGHTS FROM TURKEY
… of democracy, evaluations of regime democraticness, and support for democracy, using Turkey’s recent shift from a flawed democracy to a competitive authoritarian regime as a case study. The analysis draws on diverse data sources, including the World Values Survey, V-Dem and Freedom …