Sequential legitimation: Having the last word in US Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearings
Published online on June 23, 2026
Abstract
Discourse & Society, Ahead of Print.
This study examines how legitimation is interactionally constructed in US Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) lower court nomination hearings. Drawing on legitimation theories and using Conversation Analysis, I argue that legitimation is accomplished not ...
This study examines how legitimation is interactionally constructed in US Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) lower court nomination hearings. Drawing on legitimation theories and using Conversation Analysis, I argue that legitimation is accomplished not ...