Listening for Democracy: Recognition, Representation, Reconciliation

by Andrew P. Dobson

Although much prized in daily conversation, good listening has been almost completely ignored in that form of political conversation we know as democracy. This book examines the reasons why so little attention has been paid to the listening aspect of democratic conversation, explores the role that listening might play in democracy, and outlines some institutional changes that could be made to make listening more central to democratic processes.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199682453
• ISBN13: 9780199682454
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"