Political Election Debates

William  L. Benoit

doi:10.5771/9780739184110

Political Election Debates

Informing Voters about Policy and Character

1. Auflage 2013

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doi.org/10.5771/9780739184110
ISBN print: 978-0-7391-8410-3
ISBN online: 978-0-7391-8411-0
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

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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i–viii Preface i–viii
- Contents
- Preface
1–8 Chapter 1. Introduction 1–8
9–30 Chapter 2. Theory and Method: Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse 9–30
31–44 Chapter 3. American Presidential Campaign Debates 31–44
45–58 Chapter 4. American Non-Presidential and World Political Campaign Debates 45–58
59–68 Chapter 5. Incumbency in Political Campaign Debates 59–68
69–80 Chapter 6. Campaign Phase in Political Campaign Debates 69–80
81–88 Chapter 7. News Coverage of Political Campaign Debates 81–88
89–96 Chapter 8. Issue Ownership, Functional Federalism, and Retrospective versus Prospective Voting in American Political Campaign Debates 89–96
97–100 Chapter 9. Conclusion 97–100
101–110 Appendix I. List of American Primary and General Debates 101–110
111–112 Appendix II. Viewers for American General Election Debates 111–112
113–114 Appendix III. Examples of the Forms of Policy and Character 113–114
115–128 References 115–128
129–130 Index of Topics 129–130
131–134 Index of Names 131–134
135–136 About the Author 135–136

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