Chapter 6
The argumentative structure of party-political discourse in the
discourses of ‘new Labour’ and ‘Die Neue
Mitte’
Article outline
- 6.1Political deliberation and ideology: The argumentative structure of politics
- 6.2Legitimisation of ideological change in ideological publication
- 6.3The construction of ideology in the pre-election speeches of Tony Blair
and Gerhard Schröder
- 6.4Personal Stories: Mythopoetic legitimation of a leader
- 6.5Counter-discourses in the SPD 1998: Lafontaine’s speeches as party leader
- 6.6Rhetoric in times of change: Blair’s Clause Four and Schröder’s Agenda
2010
- 6.7Conclusions: Legitimation of ideological change in political context
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Notes