Political Sociology
The Sociology of Political Representation and Deliberation
By and , University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (June 2008)
Section: Political Sociology
Subjects: Collective Behaviour, Political Sociology, Sociology, Government, Politics, and Law, Sociology of Media, Sociology of Culture and Media, Social Movements and Social Change.
Key Topics: government , citizenship, democracy, political theory.
Abstract
The language of democracy and citizenship is infused with a complicated idea: political representation. While political theorists have explored what representation and deliberation should be like, most research on how political discussion actually happens fails directly to address these theoretical standards. This article shows the importance of representation and deliberation to our contemporary ideas about democracy and citizenship. It shows that there is no clear line between deliberation and everyday conversation. Instead, everyday talk constitutes the foundation on top of which citizens build ideas about politics. These, in turn, are the bedrock of democratic representation.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00127.x
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