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Research interests
Dr David Moon’s research examines how politics is enacted, performed, and made meaningful across institutional and popular domains, offering a critical perspective on conventional understandings of political engagement.
His work spans rhetorical analysis, territorial politics (with a focus on the UK), and political communication, with particular attention to the performative and ideological dimensions of political life—from political rhetoric and intra-party competition to celebrity politicians, fandom, and professional wrestling as a source of conceptual insight.
Across these diverse topics, his scholarship is united by an overarching interest in the practices through which individuals and groups engage with, embody, and interpret the political.
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Projects
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National Gimmicks as Soft Power Strategy: WWE’s Clash at the Castle and the Performance of the Cymru Wales Brand.
Moon, D. S., 14 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Huge fan of the drama”: Politics as an Object of Fandom
Allen, P. & Moon, D., 31 Dec 2023, In: Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 29, 6, p. 1502-1516 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Kayfabe, Smartdom and Marking Out: Can Pro-Wrestling Help Us Understand Donald Trump?
Moon, D., 1 Feb 2022, In: Political Studies Review. 20, 1, p. 47-61 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Work, Kayfabe and the Development of Proletarian Culture: Professional Wrestling as Potential Proletkult
Moon, D., 25 Apr 2022, In: Professional Wrestling Studies Journal. 3, 1, p. 17-37 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Labouring under a delusion? Scotland's national questions and the crisis of the Scottish Labour Party
Bennett, S., Moon, D., Pearce, N. & Whiting, S., 31 Dec 2021, In: Territory, Politics, Governance : Journal of the Regional Studies Association. 9, 5, p. 656-674Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (SciVal)247 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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The US Presidential Election: Campaign Analysis
Moon, D. (Chair), Weeks, A. C. (Speaker), Galbreath, D. (Speaker), Knotter, L. (Speaker) & Cioroianu, I. (Speaker)
23 Oct 2024Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Other academic event (organisation, presentation, attendance)