Women’s Rhetoric. Argumentative Strategies of Women in Public Life Sweden & South Africa

This collection of articles focuses on women’s rhetoric and
is a result of a research collaboration initiated by Örebro University
and the Centre for Rhetoric Studies at Cape Town University. The
projectWomen’s Rhetoric in South Africa and Sweden. A Comparative
Study in Democratic Deliberationwas partly financed by NRF and SIDA
and headed by Brigitte Mral and Philippe-Joseph Salazar. The editorial
material is based on empirical studies undertaken by scholars from both
universities. The aim of the project has been to compare female politicians’ and organizations’ deliberation in order to study rhetorical strategies and gain insight into the use of language in the differing cultural con-
texts of South Africa and Sweden.