Abstract In this contribution a characterization is given of the argumentative style utilised in an opening speech plenary debate European Parliament. This initiated through which rapporteur parliamentary committee presents Commission’s proposal, as well amendments and arguments to support them. As it rapporteur’s aim gain broad agreement with vital debate, because all contributions MEPs relate...

This paper presents the full debate held on October 1, 2014, which focused on the following resolution: "Publications which promote political agendas have no place in scientific and medical journals, and academics should refrain from publishing in such journals." The debate moderator was Professor Shimon Glick. Taking the pro stance was Professor A. Mark Clarfield; the con stance was held by Pr...

This paper presents a short historical overview of Montenegrin parliamentarism and activities in connection with the Library of the Parliament of Montenegro since its establishment in 1953. An emphasis is placed on the need to bring this library up-to-date and to turn it into a modern parliamentary library. The status of the library within its parent organization, the Parliament of Montenegro, ...

Increasingly, scholars of legislative politics propose comparative analyses of parliamentary voting behavior across different countries and parliaments. Yet parliamentary voting procedures differ dramatically across parliamentary chambers and ignoring these differences may, in the extreme, lead to meaningless comparisons. In this paper we present a first glimpse at a comprehensive data collecti...

Abstract Research on political style suggests that where women make arguments are more emotional, empathetic and positive, men use language is analytical, aggressive complex. However, existing work does not consider how gendered patterns of vary over time. Focusing the UK, we argue pressures for female politicians to conform stereotypically ‘feminine’ styles have diminished in recent years. To ...

This article traces the way autonomy has become a recognised value in health care in France. In a country that based its social fundamentals on the very idea of solidarity for many years, autonomy has long been considered a foreign 'Anglo-American principle'. Taking the example of the end-of-life debate, the article shows, however, how the use of the French term 'accompagnement' allowed autonom...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the political agenda on diabetes in Spain under democracy by considering the frequency and content of initiatives in the Spanish parliament. METHODS A systematic search of parliamentary interventions (1979-2010) reported on the Spanish Congress of Deputies' web page was carried out using the key word "diabetes". A descriptive study of the frequency of interventions was pe...

T he recent push for more women parliamentarians around the world via positive action measures such as gender quotas naturally begs the question of whether the increased descriptive representation of women in parliament is making a substantive difference, in terms of the types of policies passed, behavioral norms, and procedures. How does the substantive representation of women take place? One ...

We examine whether using frame choices in forum statements can help us identify framing strategies in parliamentary discourse. In this analysis, we show how features based on embedding representations can improve discovering various frames in argumentative political speech. Given the complex nature of the parliamentary discourse, the initial results that are presented here are promising. We fur...