Do Legislators Learn how to be Legislators? The Life Cycle of Parliamentary Rhetoric

• In Event: Communication and Rhetoric in Legislatures

Brief Overview

We investigate the existence of a learning pattern throughout legislators' careers. Using computational text analysis and focusing on the U.K., we examine whether legislative speech follows a fixed pattern or changes depending on MPs' career stage.

Authors

• Shaun Bowler, University of California-Riverside

• Gail McElroy, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

• Stefan Müller, University College Dublin

• Jihed Ncib, University College Dublin