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|aWodak, Ruth,|d1950-
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|aThe discourse of politics in action|h[electronic resource] /|cRuth Wodak.
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|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,,|c2009.
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|axvi, 252 p. ;|c24 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|a1. 'Doing Politics' -- 2. The (Ir)rationality of Politics -- 3. 'Politics as Usual' on the 'European Stage': Constructing and Performing 'European Identities' -- 4. One Day in the Life of an MEP -- 5. Everyday Politics in Television: Fiction and/or Reality? -- 6. Order or Disorder- Fiction orReality? The Implications of 'Power and Knowledge Management' on 'Politics as Usual' -- Appendix. Original German Data (Chapter 3)
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|aNowadays we have unprecedented levels of access to information; politics and the media share a closer relationship than ever before, and the more successful politicians acquire the status of quasi-celebrities. Despite this, there is widespread disenchantment with politics, a growing cynicism about the political process, and much concern about the so-called 'democratic deficit'. And yet, howmuch do we actually know about the real world of politics? Is our eroding trust in politicians basedon a lack of understanding about the activities they actually engage in? In an extensive critical ethnography of the European Parliament, typical 'orders and disorders of discourse' are identified that illustratethe discursive mechanisms by which politics are organised in this and other (transnational, national and regional) arenas. The intricate complexity of 'power-knowledge' in the daily questfor hegemony is analysedin detail, carefully documenting politicians' movement across many 'communities of practice', employing a huge range of genres, conversational styles, argumentative moves, and(in)direct pragmatic devices, as part of their 'professional habitus'. Furthermore, the critical discourse analysis is juxtaposed with its fictionalised representation in the American TV soap The West Wing, which constructs an idealised version of this 'backstage', conveying to a global audience a highly simplistic account of what politics entails. This book goes behind the scenes of politics, uncovering the reality of daily 'politics as usual', and contrasting this with the glamorised, often sensationalised world of politics presented to us on television.
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bBasingstoke, England :|cPalgrave Macmillan,|d2009.|nMode of access:World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on Oct. 6, 2009).|nAccess may berestricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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|aEuropean Parliament|xOfficials and employees|vCase studies.
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|aCommunication in politics|zEuropean Union countries.
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|aMass media|xPolitical aspects.
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|aPolitical science|zEuropean Union countries.
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|aEuropean Union countries|xPolitics and government.
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|aPalgrave Connect (Online service)
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|3Palgrave Connect|uhttps://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230316539|zaccess to fulltext (Palgrave)
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