Political Discussion in Modern Democracies (eBook, PDF)

A Comparative Perspective
Redaktion: Wolf, Michael R.; Ikeda, Ken'Ichi; Morales, Laura

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an overview of, and new contributions to the study of political discussion in comparative politics. It examines deliberation and discussion as the object of analysis and the consequences of political discussion and deliberation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136964152
• Artikelnr.: 43822249

Autorenporträt

Michael Wolf is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA. Laura Morales is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Change, University of Manchester, UK. Ken'ichi Ikeda is Professor of Social Research and Political Psychology at the Department of Social Psychology, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Political Discussion in Modern Democracies from a
Comparative Perspective Michael R. Wolf and Ken'ichi Ikeda Part 1:
Deliberation and Discussion as the Object of Analysis 2. Dissecting
Deliberative Democracy: A Review of Theoretical Concepts and Empirical
Findings André Bächtiger and Seraina Pedrini 3. The Equality Paradox of
Deliberative Democracy: Evidence from a National Deliberative Poll Kasper
Møller Hansen 4. What Political Discussion Means and How Do the French and
(French-Speaking) Belgians Deal with It? Sophie Duchesne and Florence
Haegel 5. Participatory Budgeting, Discussion Networks and Political
Information in Two Brazilian Cities Lucio R. Renno and Barry Ames 6. Local
Partisan Context and Political Discussion Network Construction: Minority
Party Loyalty Under Challenge Michael R. Wolf 7. Voters' Political
Conversations During the 2005 German Parliamentary Election Campaign
Thorsten Faas and Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck Part 2: The Consequences of
Discussion and Deliberation 8. The Consequences of Discussion and
Deliberation within Networks: An Introduction Ken'ichi Ikeda and Robert
Huckfeldt 9. The Impact of Everyday Political Talk on Involvement,
Knowledge and Informed Voting Gabor Toka 10. Patterns of Support for the
Welfare State: The Role of Media and Interpersonal Communication in Direct
Democratic Votes in Switzerland (1996-2004) Lionel Marquis 11. Social
Networks, Voting and Campaign Participation in Japan: The Interpersonal
Political Environment and the Autonomous Dimension of Social Networks
Ken'ichi Ikeda 12. The Role of Political Discussion in Developing
Democracies: Evidence from Hungary Oana Lup 13. Getting a Single Message?
The Impact of Homogeneous Political Communication Contexts in Spain in a
Comparative Perspective Laura Morales 14. Conclusion: Assessing the Role of
Political Discussion in Democratic Politics in Comparative Perspective
Ken'ichi Ikeda and Laura Morales