When Politicians Talk: The Cultural Dynamics of Public Speaking

ISBN-13: 9789811635786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 266 str.

Ofer Feldman

Recenzje

"It is never easy to write or edit a book that aims, like Ofer Feldman's volume, to provide a panoramic account of phenomena that fall under the rubric of political communication. ... Ofer Feldman's volume is a fine attempt to account for the interface of culture, discourse and politics ... . the book possesses a broad appeal, both critical and theoretical, and is bound to attract attention from an interdisciplinary spectrum of early-career as well as experienced scholars." (Piotr Cap, Language and Dialogue, Vol. 12 (3), 2022)

Spis treści

Introduction: The Role of Culture in Shaping Political Leaders’ Rhetoric    

Part 1. Religion and Political Rhetoric    

Chapter 1 A Long Shadow: The Influence of Jewish Culture on Israeli Political Speech

Sam Lehman-Wilzig (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)

Chapter 2 The Influence of Islamic Culture and Quranic Rhetoric on Public Speaking in the Arab World

Ali Badeen Mohammed Al-Rikaby (Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq)

Thulfiqar Hussein Altahmazi (Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq)

Debbita Ai Lin Tan (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)

Chapter 3 From Catholicism to Gender Equality: Political Rhetoric in Spain from 1980 to 2020

Javier García-Marín (University of Granada, Spain)

Ignacio-Jesús Serrano-Contreras (University of Granada, Spain)

Chapter 4 The Weight of the Cross: The Use of Christianism in the Symbolic Construction of a Brazilian Messiah 

Eduardo Ryô Tamaki (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Renato Duarte Caetano (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Part 2. Historical Experiences and Wars and Political Rhetoric  

Chapter 5 Talking Politics: Historical and Cultural Transformations and their Influence on Polish Political Rhetoric

Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska (University of Opole/VGTU, Poland)  

Agnieszka Kampka (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland)

Chapter 6 Inaugurating War Memory: The Role of Memory of the ‘Homeland War’ in Inaugural Speeches of Croatian Presidents (1990-2020)

Tamara Banjeglav (independent scholar)

Nikolina Židek (IE University Madrid, Spain)

Chapter 7 Rationality and Moderation: German Chancellors’ Post-War Public Rhetoric

Melani Schröter (University of Reading, UK)

Chapter 8 Plural and Divided: The Influence of Greek Culture in Post-Crisis Political Speech

Christos Kostopoulos (Curtin University, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia)  

Chapter 9 Core Socio-Cultural Building Blocks influencing the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speeches to the UN General Assembly over the Previous Decade 

Yuval Benziman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

Part 3. ‘Common-Sense’ and Macho Norms and Political Rhetoric

Chapter 10 Selling Sainthood: Commonsense, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Politics of Legitimacy in India

Amit Julka (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Chapter 11 President Donald Trump and the New American Cultural Divide 

Michael Krasner (City University of New York, USA)  

Chapter 12 President Rodrigo Duterte’s Brutish Rhetoric and the Culture of Machismo in the Philippines

Gene Segarra Navera (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Part 4. Majority/Minority Relations, Economic System, Immigration patterns, and Geography Isolation and Political Rhetoric

Chapter 13 From “Guests” to “Imposters:” An Analysis of the Impact of culture on Turkish Political Discourse(s) over Migration

Ibrahim EFE (Kilis 7 Aralık University, Turkey)

Chapter 14 Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Influence of Culture in the Spanish Parliamentary Debates: A Case Study of Pablo Iglesias of the Podemos Party

Francisco Jose Sanchez Garcia (Universidad de Granada, Spain)  

Chapter 15 “This Stardust Won’t Settle:” An Analysis of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Political Rhetoric in Aotearoa New Zealand 

Claire Timperley (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

Part 5. Collectivism, Social Structure and Relationships and Political Rhetoric 

Chapter 16 Decoding Political Leaders’ Rhetoric in Japan  

Ofer Feldman (Doshisha University, Japan)

Chapter 17 Culture and Politics in Contemporary China: A Cultural-Specific Analysis of Three President Xi Jinping’s Speeches in 2019

Lu Xing (DePaul University, USA)

Chapter 18 Conclusion: How Culture Shapes Political Discourse

Richard Anderson (University of California, USA)

O autorze

Ofer Feldman is a professor of Political Psychology and Behavior at the Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. He is the author of more than 90 journal articles and book chapters, and more than 100 encyclopedia items, in the fields of political psychology/behavior, communication studies, and Japanese politics, and the sole author, co-author, sole editor, and co-editor of 16 books and monographs, including Talking Politics in Japan Today (2004), Seiji shinrigaku [Political Psychology] (in Japanese, 2006), The Psychology of Political Communicators (2019, with Sonja Zmerli), and The Rhetoric of Political Leadership (2020).

Blurb

This book details the relationship between culture and the language used by public figures, including politicians, political candidates, and government officials, in the broad context of political behavior and communication. Employing a variety of perspectives, theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and analytical approaches, chapters focus specifically on the question of HOW cultural factors (such as religion, history, economy, majority/minority relations, social structure, and values) shape the content, nature, and characteristics of the rhetoric that public figures utilize in selected countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East.

              The chapters enable comparison of the cultural effects on the different structures, styles, and contents of public speaking in societies from West to East. That is, of WHAT leaders say, HOW they say it (e.g., degree of openness, directness, usage of metaphors and slogans, xenophobic and racial expressions), under WHICH specific circumstances (e.g., National Days addresses, national or local assemblies’ debates, during election campaigns appeals, press conferences’ briefings, and in international meetings’ speeches), and for WHAT specific audiences (e.g., supporters and voters, media representatives, or the global community).