Studying ‘Everyday Political Talk’ in the Deliberative System

'Everyday political talk' is an increasingly important part of what Jane Mansbridge characterizes as 'deliberative systems' in industrialized democracies. However, how is it practiced by ordinary people? & how does their practice affect democracy & citizenship? Our paper...

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Published in:Acta politica 2005-09, Vol.40 (3), p.269-283
Main Authors: Conover, Pamela Johnston, Searing, Donald D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizen Participation
Citizenship
Content analysis
Democracy
Discourse
Politics
Public Sphere
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Summary:'Everyday political talk' is an increasingly important part of what Jane Mansbridge characterizes as 'deliberative systems' in industrialized democracies. However, how is it practiced by ordinary people? & how does their practice affect democracy & citizenship? Our paper addresses four questions: (1) How should everyday political talk be conceptualized as a component of the 'deliberative system'? (2) What can & cannot be learned by studying normative topics like deliberation empirically? (3) How can we investigate such everyday talk using the methodologies of survey research, focus groups & content analysis? (4) What have we learned in our own research programs from each methodological approach? 45 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0001-6810
1741-1416
DOI:10.1057/palgrave.ap.5500113