The deliberative potential of political discussion
PJ Conover, DD Searing, IM Crewe - British journal of political …, 2002 - cambridge.org
PJ Conover, DD Searing, IM Crewe
British journal of political science, 2002•cambridge.orgWhat is the deliberative potential of everyday political discussion? We address this question
using survey data and qualitative data collected in six communities in the United States and
Britain. Our findings suggest that political discussion is infrequently public, modestly
contested and sometimes marred by inequality. But the factors inhibiting more deliberative
discussions–structural, cultural and motivational in nature–should be amenable to some
change, particularly through education.
using survey data and qualitative data collected in six communities in the United States and
Britain. Our findings suggest that political discussion is infrequently public, modestly
contested and sometimes marred by inequality. But the factors inhibiting more deliberative
discussions–structural, cultural and motivational in nature–should be amenable to some
change, particularly through education.
What is the deliberative potential of everyday political discussion? We address this question using survey data and qualitative data collected in six communities in the United States and Britain. Our findings suggest that political discussion is infrequently public, modestly contested and sometimes marred by inequality. But the factors inhibiting more deliberative discussions – structural, cultural and motivational in nature – should be amenable to some change, particularly through education.
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