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Title Discourse, politics and women as global leaders / edited by John Wilson, University of Ulster ; Diana Boxer, University of Florida
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]

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Series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture, 1569-9463 ; 63
Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; 63.
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. I Discursive features of leadership -- ch. 1 "Why can't a woman be more like a man?": Margaret Thatcher and the discourse of leadership / Anthea Irwin -- ch. 2 Breaking the glass & keeping the ceiling: Women presidents' discursive practices in Latin America / Diana Boxer -- ch. 3 Under fire: Pronominal use and leadership in the discourse of Helle Thorning-Schmidt / Sharon Millar -- pt. II Discourse, media and power -- ch. 4 Twitter as political discourse: The case of Sarah Palin / Catherine Evans Davies -- ch. 5 Gender and political discourse in Tunisia / Raoudha Kammoun -- ch. 6 Julia Gillard: A murderous rage / Roslyn Appleby -- ch. 7 Women in politics and the media: The discursive construction of collaboration for female leadership in Cameroon / Alexandre T. Djimeli -- pt. III Leadership, identity and the public -- ch. 8 "Thank you for heckling me": Hillary Rodham Clinton's discursive management of her public persona, her political message and the "Iron my shirt!" hecklers in the 2008 presidential election campaign / Amy Sheldon -- ch. 9 Governors debating: The role of situational, discourse and transportable identities / Karen L. Adams -- ch. 10 Discourses of female leaders in postcolonial Hong Kong / Doreen Wu -- pt. IV Styling the leader -- ch. 11 Governing in the gendered structure of power: The media discourse on Angela Merkel and her power-driven leadership style / Tanja Maier -- ch. 12 ball is in the women's court: The portrayal of Finnish women as political leaders in newspapers / Iiris Ruoho -- ch. 13 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Media's "Ma Ellen" or the "Iron Lady" of West Africa? Textual discourse & brand of leader / Lennie M. Jones -- Conclusion: Women as political leaders: What now? / Diana Boxer
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Discourse analysis -- Political aspects
Communication in politics.
Women executives.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Communication in politics
Discourse analysis -- Political aspects
Women executives
Diskursanalyse
Politikerin
Weibliche Führungskraft
Form Electronic book
Author Wilson, John (Communications professor)
Boxer, Diana, 1948- editor.
LC no. 2015030591
ISBN 9789027267979
9027267979
9027206546
9789027206541