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Political Rhetoric in the Oxford and Cambridge Unions, 1830–1870

Part of the Studies in Modern History Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-35128-5

ISBN: 978-3-319-35127-8

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 11, 2017

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Chapter 1Introduction: The Rhetoric of Parliamentary Debate

Haapala, Taru

Pages: 1 –23

[Haapala introduces a rhetorical approach to studying parliamentary debate. Focusing on the debating practices of the Oxford and Cambridge Unions, the chapter suggests that an extraordinary relationship was formed between debate and parliamentary procedure in the Unions and the mid...
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Chapter 2The Union Societies’ Role in the Formation of a Parliamentary Culture of Debate

Haapala, Taru

Pages: 25 –56

[Here the Oxford and Cambridge Unions are placed in the British tradition of debating societies. Haapala shows that the Unions were forerunners in the adoption of parliamentary debate and that they became models for other similar associations, thus taking a prominent role in the formation of a...
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Chapter 3Procedure and Debate in the British Parliamentary Culture

Haapala, Taru

Pages: 57 –101

[Haapala illuminates the relationship between procedure and debate in the British parliamentary culture that was formed during the nineteenth century. While emphasising the constitutional shift to parliamentary government after the passing of the 1832 Reform Act, the chapter demonstrates its...
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Chapter 4The Politics of Agenda in the Union Debates

Haapala, Taru

Pages: 103 –138

[The chapter consists of a discussion of the politicisation of the agenda in the Oxford and Cambridge Unions’ public debates roughly between the reform acts in 1832 and 1867. As well as relating the setting of political agenda to the classical rhetorical tradition of inventio, Haapala contrasts...
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Chapter 5The Politics of Debate in the Union Societies

Haapala, Taru

Pages: 139 –183

[The chapter discusses the disputes over procedure in the private meetings of the Union Societies and how they can be interpreted politically. Haapala points out that some of the rules were adopted from the House of Commons, although the Unions did not follow the parliamentary model in all...
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Chapter 6Conclusion: Transfer of the Rhetoric of Procedure to British Debating Societies

Haapala, Taru

Pages: 185 –195

[In the concluding chapter, Haapala demonstrates why nineteenth-century British rhetoric should be appreciated more than previous studies suggest. While highlighting the political relevance of the British debating societies, the chapter illuminates the crucial role of the transfer of the rhetoric...

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