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The Colonialism of Partisanship : Politics of National Interest and the National Science Foundation in the U.S. Congressional Debates (2022)

Kronlund, A. (2022). The Colonialism of Partisanship : Politics of National Interest and the National Science Foundation in the U.S. Congressional Debates. In N. Kauppi, & K. Palonen (Eds.), Rhetoric and Bricolage in European Politics and Beyond : The Political Mind in Action (pp. 117-143). Palgrave Macmillan. Rhetoric, Politics and Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98632-2_6

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Kronlund, Anna

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All authors or editors: Kronlund, Anna

Parent publication: Rhetoric and Bricolage in European Politics and Beyond : The Political Mind in Action

Parent publication editors: Kauppi, Niilo; Palonen, Kari

ISBN: 978-3-030-98631-5

eISBN: 978-3-030-98632-2

Journal or series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society

ISSN: 2947-5147

eISSN: 2947-5155

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 17/06/2022

Pages range: 117-143

Number of pages in the book: 206

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98632-2_6

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Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine congressional debates on the National Science Foundation (NSF) and more specifically how the concept ‘national interest’ is employed in the debates concerning the NSF. The fact that items are put on the political agenda and are discussed in Congress is already a political act, meaning that motions can be amended; they can be delayed or voted against. Therefore, in parliaments and legislatures such as in the U.S. Congress, items that are themselves considered ‘political’ and the fact that something is argued to be political or apolitical should be seen as a political strategy or as a political act itself.

Keywords: meetings (arranged events); politics; political culture; political activity; influencing; rhetoric

Free keywords: national interest; congressional debates; USA

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