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Persuasion and industrial relations: a case of argument in a joint consultative committee
Author(s) -
Hamilton Peter M
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2338.00117
Subject(s) - plea , persuasion , argumentative , argument (complex analysis) , rhetorical question , argumentation theory , industrial relations , political science , epistemology , positive economics , law and economics , sociology , law , economics , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , biochemistry
As persuasion and argument are central to the processes of industrial relations this article makes a plea for a ‘rhetorical turn’ within industrial relations. Using Toulmin’s model of argument, it highlights the utility of such an approach through analysis of the argumentative nature of discussion within a JCC.