A Rhetoric of Cooperation: How Swedish parties argued in parliament 2015 and 2016 after the migration agreement
A Rhetoric of Cooperation: How Swedish parties argued in parliament 2015 and 2016 after the migration agreement
Author(s): Rebecca KiderlenSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Communication studies
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Retoryczne
Keywords: Sweden; parliamentary debate; minority government; consensus; topoi
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this topos analysis is to identify features of argumentation in Swedish parliamentary debates on asylum policy in 2015 and 2016 compared to German debates. Findings include a focus on procedural rather than substantive aspects and an adaptation of government-like argumentation by cooperating opposition parties. These can be attributed to the focus on consensus and cooperation in Sweden, governed by a minority government, and may be typical of minority governments, common in Scandinavia, in general.
Journal: Res Rhetorica
- Issue Year: 10/2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 58-82
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English