A new perspective on stories in public deliberation: Analyzing small stories in discussions about immigration

Text and Talk

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 531-551

  Sprain, Leah ^a   Hughes, Jessica M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

expertise; immigration discourse; narrative; public deliberation; small stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931827803     PISSN: 18607330     EISSN: 18607349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/text-2015-0013     Document Type: Review

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