Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament
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Resumo: | The European Parliament (EP) is an intriguing arena to study the nexus between gender, speech-making, and leadership performance, as it simultaneously challenges and confirms gender-based hierarchies in legislative contexts. While the EP has a higher level of women’s representation than national parliaments, women’s access to top-level positions nonetheless remains limited. Yet the EP is a special case of a legislature. Lacking a right of initiative, it often acts collectively as an inter-institutional opposition to the EU core institutions. In this article, through a software-assisted analysis of EP debates following the president’s State of the Union Address, we investigate party group leaders’ evaluations of the Commission’s proposals and their charismatic rhetoric from a gender angle. Focusing on the three most recent legislatures (2009–2021), our analysis shows that while collective inter-institutional opposition is present in the EP, women leaders generally show higher levels of rhetorical skillfulness and voice either approval or opposition toward the Commission more emphatically than their male counterparts. |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliamentcharismatic rhetoric; European Parliament; gender; inter‐institutional opposition; party group leaders; political speeches; women’s leadership performanceThe European Parliament (EP) is an intriguing arena to study the nexus between gender, speech-making, and leadership performance, as it simultaneously challenges and confirms gender-based hierarchies in legislative contexts. While the EP has a higher level of women’s representation than national parliaments, women’s access to top-level positions nonetheless remains limited. Yet the EP is a special case of a legislature. Lacking a right of initiative, it often acts collectively as an inter-institutional opposition to the EU core institutions. In this article, through a software-assisted analysis of EP debates following the president’s State of the Union Address, we investigate party group leaders’ evaluations of the Commission’s proposals and their charismatic rhetoric from a gender angle. Focusing on the three most recent legislatures (2009–2021), our analysis shows that while collective inter-institutional opposition is present in the EP, women leaders generally show higher levels of rhetorical skillfulness and voice either approval or opposition toward the Commission more emphatically than their male counterparts.Cogitatio Press2023-02-22info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v11i1.6172https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v11i1.6172Politics and Governance; Vol 11, No 1 (2023): Women Opposition Leaders: Pathways, Patterns, and Performance; 164-1762183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/6172https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/6172/6172https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/downloadSuppFile/6172/3090Copyright (c) 2023 Henriette Müller, Pamela Pansardiinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMüller, HenriettePansardi, Pamela2023-06-29T15:15:13Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6172Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:47:02.895003Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament Müller, Henriette charismatic rhetoric; European Parliament; gender; inter‐institutional opposition; party group leaders; political speeches; women’s leadership performance |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament |
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Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament |
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Müller, Henriette |
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Müller, Henriette Pansardi, Pamela |
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Pansardi, Pamela |
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Müller, Henriette Pansardi, Pamela |
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charismatic rhetoric; European Parliament; gender; inter‐institutional opposition; party group leaders; political speeches; women’s leadership performance |
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charismatic rhetoric; European Parliament; gender; inter‐institutional opposition; party group leaders; political speeches; women’s leadership performance |
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The European Parliament (EP) is an intriguing arena to study the nexus between gender, speech-making, and leadership performance, as it simultaneously challenges and confirms gender-based hierarchies in legislative contexts. While the EP has a higher level of women’s representation than national parliaments, women’s access to top-level positions nonetheless remains limited. Yet the EP is a special case of a legislature. Lacking a right of initiative, it often acts collectively as an inter-institutional opposition to the EU core institutions. In this article, through a software-assisted analysis of EP debates following the president’s State of the Union Address, we investigate party group leaders’ evaluations of the Commission’s proposals and their charismatic rhetoric from a gender angle. Focusing on the three most recent legislatures (2009–2021), our analysis shows that while collective inter-institutional opposition is present in the EP, women leaders generally show higher levels of rhetorical skillfulness and voice either approval or opposition toward the Commission more emphatically than their male counterparts. |
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