Adversarial Interaction in Prime Minister’s Questions in the UK

Politeness is a social norm but so too in certain contexts is impoliteness. One such situation is that of Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the UK House of Commons. The event is notorious for its adversarial discourse, especially for the gladiatorial encounters between Prime Minister and Leader o...

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Main Authors: Peter Bull, Maurice Waddle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.8099