Waddle, Maurice and Bull, Peter orcid.org/0000-0002-9669-2413 (2019) Curbing Their Antagonism::Topics Associated with a Reduction in Personal Attacks at Prime Minister’s Questions. Parliamentary Affairs. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1460-2482
Abstract
This study of leaders’ exchanges in Prime Minister’s Questions considers the potential for foreign policy debate to be associated with uncharacteristic personal respect between political opponents. Using an existing dataset coded for a specific form of verbal aggression—personal attacks—questions to the Prime Minister spanning a 37-year period were further analysed for policy topic. Compared to questions and responses focused on domestic policies, foreign policy exchanges were significantly lower in personal attacks. Discussion includes the possibility of this being a British example of the old US adage politics stops at the water’s edge. Credible theoretical explanations include intergroup theories, and one linked to another US political science phenomenon (the rally ‘round the flag effect), specifically, patriotism.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Oxford University Press. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2019 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2025 00:07 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsz010 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pa/gsz010 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148677 |
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