The language and rhetoric of affirmative action: a structural topic model analysis of supreme court amicus briefs

Using a structural topic model text analysis approach in a mixed methods framework, these studies seek to better understand the language, rhetoric, and rationales amici curiae employ to defend or deride affirmative action in cases before the Supreme Court. Through a better understanding of the conte...

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Main Author: Young, Ryan Lewis
Other Authors: Barnhardt, Cassie L.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/7050
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8551&context=etd