Parliamentary thinking: procedure, rhetoric and time

In: Rhetoric, Politics and Society

Abstract

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Parliamentary Politics as an Activity -- 1.1 A Counter-Intuitive Project -- 1.2 Parliamentary Acting and Thinking -- 1.3 Parliamentary Politics as an Activity -- 1.4 Parliamentary Distance -- 1.5 The Content of This Volume -- References -- Chapter 2 Thinking Parliamentary Politics as an Ideal Type -- 2.1 Westminster Approximation to the Ideal Type -- 2.2 Max Weber on Ideal Types -- 2.3 From Sources to Ideal Type -- 2.4 Rhetoric of Parliamentary Representation -- References -- Chapter 3 Parliamentary Procedure: Politics of Dissensus -- 3.1 Dissensual Procedure -- 3.2 Formation of Parliamentary Procedure -- 3.3 Procedure as Barrier and Chance -- 3.4 Parliamentary Formalism -- 3.5 Parliamentary Language -- 3.6 Unparliamentary Language -- 3.7 Forms of Anti-Proceduralism -- 3.8 Parliamentary Polity -- References -- Chapter 4 Deliberative Rhetoric of Parliamentary Debate -- 4.1 Debate as Politics -- 4.2 Words and Deeds -- 4.3 Rhetoric of Debate -- 4.4 Rhetoric and Procedure -- 4.5 Rhetorical Genres -- 4.6 Parliamentary Maxims -- 4.7 Rhetoric of topoi -- 4.8 Rhetoric of Figures and Tropes -- 4.9 The Rhetorical Repertoire -- References -- Chapter 5 Politics of Parliamentary Government -- 5.1 Parliamentary Government -- 5.2 Parliament as a Counterforce -- 5.3 Budget Politics -- 5.4 Publicity of Parliament -- 5.5 Vote of no Confidence -- 5.6 Parliamentary Questions and Investigations -- 5.7 Weber on Parliamentary Control -- 5.8 Powers of Parliament -- References -- Chapter 6 Parliamentary Actors as Politicians -- 6.1 Parliamentarians and Citizens as Politicians -- 6.2 Parliamentary Freedom -- 6.3 Exclusion of Imperative Mandate -- 6.4 Electoral Campaigns for Parliament -- 6.5 Professionalisation of Parliamentarians -- 6.6 Adversity and Dissensus.