1st Edition

Contestation in Civil Society Noise, Listening and Civil Action

By Stefanie Pukallus Copyright 2025
130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

Contestation in Civil Society looks at the dynamic relationship between noise, listening and civil action as the key to understanding how societies communicatively make decisions about their internal and external boundaries. By focusing on the three components of noise, listening and civil action, the book moves attention away from an exclusive focus on what is being communicated – the... Read more

1. A historical example of the inextricable relationship between noise, listening and civil action: the US abortion debate

2. Noise

3. Listening

4. Civil Action 

Conclusion: The relationship between noise, listening and civil action as a social fact 

Index

Biography

Stefanie Pukallus is Professor of Public Communication and Civil Development at the University of Sheffield, UK.