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Election Metaphors

Election Metaphors is a conceptual framework in political discourse analysis that systematically employs figurative language to interpret, structure, and influence electoral processes, distinguishing itself from general political metaphors through its specific application to voting behaviors, campaign dynamics, and electoral institutions.

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Authors

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Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Britain as a container: immigration metaphors in the 2005 election campaign

Jonathan Charteris‐Black · Discourse & Society · 2006 · 615 citations

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Critical discourse analysis and metaphor: toward a theoretical framework

Christopher Hart · Critical Discourse Studies · 2008 · 203 citations

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Truths, lies and figurative scenarios

Journal of Language and Politics · 2017 · 96 citations · Full text

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Metaphors in press reports of elections: Obama walked on water, but Musharraf was beaten by a knockout

Susan Burnes · Journal of Pragmatics · 2011 · 82 citations

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Proposition 203: A Critical Metaphor Analysis

Eric J. Johnson · Bilingual Research Journal · 2005 · 60 citations

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Authors

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  1. JG
    John G. Keating

    National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  2. TM
    Timothy M. Cole

    University of Maine, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  3. JP
    Julien Perrez

    University of Liège, Belgium

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. JD
    James Darsey

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  5. HJ
    Heather J. Carmack

    James Madison University, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

20

  1. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  2. University of Liège

    Liège, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  3. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    203 citations

  4. Illinois State University

    Normal, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    52 citations

  5. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  6. UCLouvain

    Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  8. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    52 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Language and Politics

    2 publications · 109 citations

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  2. Stanford Law Review

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  3. American Behavioral Scientist

    ABS · 1 publications · 42 citations

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  4. Political Communication

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Bilingual Research Journal

    BRJ · 1 publications · 60 citations

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