Communication, Politics, and the Notions of Martin Spencer

This essay calls attention to the work of sociologist Martin Spencer, who once offered an uncommon understanding of political communications in the United States. According to Spencer, public discourse not only propels action but constitutes action in and of itself on occasion. This means that polit...

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Published inPolitical communication Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 255 - 262
Main Author Hart, Roderick P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2006
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Action
Communication
Communication research
Discourse
Political action
Political communication
Politics
Power
Public sphere
Rhetoric
Sociologists
Sociology
Spencer, Martin E
Symbolism
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Summary:This essay calls attention to the work of sociologist Martin Spencer, who once offered an uncommon understanding of political communications in the United States. According to Spencer, public discourse not only propels action but constitutes action in and of itself on occasion. This means that political rhetoric can have both an injunctive effect on political actors and can also stand as a kind of completed "action" in its own right. The importance of these principles is examined here, and some of their implications are delineated.
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ISSN:1058-4609
1091-7675
DOI:10.1080/10584600600808687