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Abstract

Recent work on language and institutions has highlighted the potential of rhetorical analysis for identifying and studying the taken-for-granted elements of institutions. While this work has generated insight into the performative effects of talking about an institution’s taken-for-granted assumptions, it has not yet focused on using rhetorical analysis to explore how these taken-for-granted assumptions might change. Our historical, inductive case study of debates on the topic of evangelism within the Church of England shows that rhetorical contestation, particularly when it involves transitions between intrafield and interfield rhetoric in an inherently ambiguous context, can result in emergent and unanticipated changes to an institution.

Publication Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© Emerald. This AAM is provided for your own personal use only. It may not be used for resale, reprinting, systematic distribution, emailing, or for any other commercial purpose without the permission of the publisher. The article will be published in the series Research in the Sociology of Organizations and the final version will be available online at: https://www.emerald.com/collection/279/Research-in-the-Sociology-of-Organizations
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Departments:	Bayes Business School Bayes Business School > Faculty of Management
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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