Zarządzanie emocjami w Sejmie. Rola marszałków
Managing emotions in the Polish Parliament. The marshal’s role

Author(s): Michał Lesiak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: sociology of emotions; politics; emotion management; shame; symbolic interactionism; Erving Goffman; Thomas Scheff; Arlie Russel Hochschild
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes actions taken by the Marshals of the Polish Parliament to control the emotions that appear in the parliamentary hall during the meeting and debates. The author has focused on interactional techniques (both formal and informal) used by the marshals to conduct the parliamentary debate in the most effective way. This article aims to analyze techniques, which are at Marshallʼs disposal in order to prevent Parliamentary debates from getting disturbed by emotions.

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