Journal Article10.1017/S0007123402000029
The deliberative potential of political discussion
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TL;DR: The authors found that political discussion is infrequently public, modestly contested and sometimes marred by inequality, and that the factors inhibiting more deliberative discussions should be amenable to some change, particularly through education.
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Abstract: 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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