
Deliberation, Democracy, and the Media
Rowman & Littlefield (Publisher)
Published on 26. September 2000
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-8476-9810-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Is deliberative democracy the ideal goal of free speech? How do social movement organizations, activists, and political candidates use the media to frame their discourse? What responsibilities does the media have in maintaining or promoting democracy? In this broadly interdisciplinary volume, top scholars in communication, political science, sociology, law, and philosophy offer new perspectives on these and other intersections within democratic discourse and media. Interweaving elements of social, political, and communication theory, they take on First Amendment and legal issues, privacy rights, media effects and agenda setting, publicity, multiculturalism, gender issues, universalism and global culture, and the rhetoric of the body, among other topics. This unique book provides a foundation for evaluating the current state of democratic discourse and will be of interest to students and scholars of deliberative democracy across the social sciences.
Reviews / Votes
Concerned with the intersection and interdependence of public deliberation, democracy, and a politically free but responsible mass media, this volume of essays by prominent scholars in a variety of fields constitutes an important contribution to the literature on the wellsprings and safeguards of free speech, democracy, and civil society in the literally heavily-mediated social world of today. Particularly illuminating and provocative is the book's interdisciplinary discussion of the ways in which the media is and can be used in the service of deliberative equality within the public sphere-and of the ways in which the media can function both to facilitate and inhibit deliberative democracy. -- David A. Snow, University of Arizona Chambers and Costain have assembled an amazing variety of scholars on the subjects of media content and dynamics, democracy, and activism. The blending of approaches and subjects within the book makes for an interesting as well as much needed compilation. -- Christian Davenport, University of Maryland This book explores a number of key debates within deliberative democracy. * Political Theory * A winning combination of social theory, empiricism, and critical good sense by a diverse and very impressive array of contributors. -- Herbert W. Simons, Temple University, author of Persuasion in Society, editor of The Rhetorical TurnMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-9810-3 (9780847698103)
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Persons
Simone Chambers is associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado. Anne Costain is professor of political science, director of the Keller Center for the Study of the First Amendment, and associate dean for social sciences at the University of Colorado.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: Democratic Deliberation Chapter 3 Free Speech, Democratic Deliberation, and Valuing Types of Speech Chapter 4 Promoting Informed Deliberation and a First Amendment Doctrine for a Digital Age: Toward a New Regulatory Regime for Broadcast Regulation Part 5 Part II: Deliberative Equality and the Media Chapter 6 Multicultural Democracy Chapter 7 The Division of Labor in Democratic Discourse: Media, Experts, and Deliberative Democracy Chapter 8 The Means of Communication and the Discourse on Sovereignty Part 9 Part III: News Reporting and Coverage Chapter 10 The Unheralded Functions of Campaign News Chapter 11 Media Effects: Paradigms for the Analysis of Local Television News Part 12 Part IV: Media Representation of Social Movements Chapter 13 Movement Strategy and Dramaturgic Framing in Democratic States: The Case of the American Civil Rights Movement Chapter 14 Body Rhetoric: Conflicted Reporting of Bodies in Pain Chapter 15 Media Portrayal of "Second Wave" Feminist Groups Part 16 Part V: Culture and Rhetoric Chapter 17 The Banality of Evil, The Evil of Banality Chapter 18 A Culture of Publicity