Outputs (3)

Cross-Domain Topic Classification for Political Texts (2021)
Journal Article
Osnabrügge, M., Ash, E., & Morelli, M. (2023). Cross-Domain Topic Classification for Political Texts. Political Analysis, 31(1), 59-80. https://doi.org/10.1017/pan.2021.37

We introduce and assess the use of supervised learning in cross-domain topic classification. In this approach, an algorithm learns to classify topics in a labeled source corpus and then extrapolates topics in an unlabeled target corpus from another d... Read More about Cross-Domain Topic Classification for Political Texts.

New Zealand: Parliamentary Speeches under a Mixed-Member Proportional Electoral System (2021)
Book Chapter
Osnabrügge, M. (2021). New Zealand: Parliamentary Speeches under a Mixed-Member Proportional Electoral System. In H. Bäck, M. Debus, & J. M. Fernandes (Eds.), The Politics of Legislative Debates (613-632). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198849063.003.0030

This chapter studies debate participation in New Zealand’s parliament from 1996 to 2002. New Zealand has a mixed-member proportional electoral system and a multiparty system. Its parliamentary rules and procedures give parties considerable control ov... Read More about New Zealand: Parliamentary Speeches under a Mixed-Member Proportional Electoral System.

Playing to the Gallery: Emotive Rhetoric in Parliaments (2021)
Journal Article
Osnabrügge, M., Hobolt, S. B., & Rodon, T. (2021). Playing to the Gallery: Emotive Rhetoric in Parliaments. American Political Science Review, 115(3), 885-899. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055421000356

Research has shown that emotions matter in politics, but we know less about when and why politicians use emotive rhetoric in the legislative arena. This article argues that emotive rhetoric is one of the tools politicians can use strategically to app... Read More about Playing to the Gallery: Emotive Rhetoric in Parliaments.