From beliefs to arguments: Interpretive methodology and rhetorical political analysis

Finlayson, Alan (2007) From beliefs to arguments: Interpretive methodology and rhetorical political analysis. British Journal of Politics & International Relations, 9 (4). pp. 545-563. ISSN 1467-856X

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Abstract

This article examines the development of methods of political analysis concerned with ideas, beliefs and meanings and argues that these need to be supplemented by an approach attuned to the specific nature of political action. It argues that since politics involves the contest of ideas, beliefs and meanings, analysis should focus on arguments. Considering methods for the study of political arguments the article argues for a re-examination of the rhetorical tradition and the development of a Rhetorical Political Analysis (RPA). It then outlines the sorts of things this would examine, the questions it would ask and the ways in which it might go about answering them.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Cultural Politics, Communications & Media Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics
Depositing User:	Katherine Humphries
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2012 10:51
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 03:47
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/36747
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00269.x

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