Electoral sociability [ Politics & Society ]
… Entertainment, from the series known as 'The Humours of an Election', Wikimedia Commons, 1755. Abstract Parliamentary elections were the sites of both polite sociability and impolite, divisive, abusive and highly unsociable behaviour. As moments of intense social interaction between parties, candidates and electors, elections could be significant sites of sociability and even festivity, in person and in print; but they could also … saw as impolite and damaging to the political and social culture. Practices > Politics & Society Keywords Corruption Elections Impoliteness Politeness Politics Print culture Violence Parliamentary elections were the sites of both polite …
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