1st Edition
Conversations of Democracy Linking Citizens to American Government
By Stephen E. Frantzich
Copyright 2011
256 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Democratic politics involves a series of multi-directional conversations. Effective conversations have the potential to engage, educate, and animate both citizens and governmental officials. On the individual level, discovering successful conversational strategies benefits both political and social interaction. This book offers guidelines for conducting effective conversations personally,... Read more
Chapter 1 Politics and Democracy as Conversation Chapter 2 Say What? Characteristics of a Good Conversation Chapter 3 Conversational Strategies Chapter 4 The Value of Conversation In a Democracy Chapter 5 Rising above Shared Ignorance: The Informational Requirements of a Good Conversation Chapter 6 The Social Setting of Contemporary Conversation Chapter 7 The Language of Political Conversation Chapter 8 The New Technology of Conversation Chapter 9 Institutionalized Conversation Chapter 10 Beyond Talking
Biography
Frantzich, Stephen E.
"For over three decades C-SPAN has attempted to improve America’s political conversation. Steve Frantzich takes the idea of multi-level conversations as the key defining element of democratic politics. In the process, he shows how the principles of good conversations are used and abused in contemporary political conversation."
--Brian Lamb, Founder of C-SPAN
"Frantzich has written an engaging book about one of the foundations of healthy democracy: talking with one another about politics and pursuing constructive, deliberative public dialogue. Frantzich has crafted an accessible book that draws on secondary studies to develop a conversation with readers…This pragmatic how-to book fits in nicely with other books that address the erosion of basic democracy and link this erosion to declining social capital, hyperindividualism, and the shrinkage of community activity…Recommended.”
--CHOICE August 2011 Vol 48 No. 11
