Dramaturgical analysis

Selen A Ercan, Carolyn Hendriks

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    Abstract

    This chapter introduces Dramaturgical Analysis as a way of analysing the performative aspects of public deliberation. It outlines the key dimensions of dramaturgical analysis including scripting, setting, staging and performance, and shows how these dimensions can be used to analyse public deliberation in structured forums, the broader public sphere and in policymaking processes. Dramaturgical analysis directs the researcher’s attention to often-overlooked aspects of public deliberation, such as the performative styles of the actors involved in deliberation, the symbols and artefacts they use to stage their arguments, to reach out and persuade diverse audiences. The chapter illustrates the application of dramaturgical analysis in deliberative democracy research and presents this analysis as a particularly promising way of investigating non-verbal practices and performances in public deliberation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationResearch Methods in Deliberative Democracy
    Editors Selen A. Ecran, Hans Asenbaum, Nicole Curato, Ricardo F. Mendonca
    Place of PublicationOxford
    PublisherOxford University Press
    Pages321-332
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9780191944192
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022

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