In recent years democratic theory has taken a deliberative turn and one central question that needs to be answered is how to connect face-to-face conversations and deliberations in particular forums to broader discussions in the larger society. Working within the cutting edges of deliberative theories, this book surveys the role of the mass media in the deliberative system and investigates, through a set of empirical cases, a range of key problems in the media arena: the interplay between arguing and strategic manoeuvring; public demands for accountability; emotional appeal for deliberation;...
In recent years democratic theory has taken a deliberative turn and one central question that needs to be answered is how to connect face-to-face conv...
Rousiley C. M. Maia, Hauber, Gabriella, Choucair, Tariq
Adopting a systemic perspective, this book explores media-based communication and reason-giving as a linkage process that transcends time and space. Arguments, reasoning perspectives and emotional concerns link elites’ and citizens’ political judgement within and across a set of interrelated arenas in the political system.
Adopting a systemic perspective, this book explores media-based communication and reason-giving as a linkage process that transcends time and space...
