{"product_id":"the-dissonance-of-democracy-listening-conflict-and-citizenship","title":"The Dissonance of Democracy: Listening  Conflict  and Citizenship","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough the role of shared speech in political action has received much theoretical attention  too little thought has focused on the practice of listening in political interaction  according to Susan Bickford. Even in a formally democratic polity  political action occurs in a context of conflict and inequality; thus  the shared speech of citizenship differs significantly from the conversations of friendly associates. Bickford suggests that democratic politics requires a particular quality of attention  one not based on care or friendship. Analyzing specifically political listening is central to the development of democratic theory  she contends  and to envisioning democratic practices for contemporary society. Bickfords analysis draws on the work of Aristotle and of Hannah Arendt to establish the conflictual and contentious character of politics. To analyze the social forces that deflect attention from particular voices  Bickford mobilizes contemporary feminist theory  including Gloria Anzalduas work on the connection between identity and politics. She develops a conception of citizen interaction characterized by adversarial communication in a context of inequality. Such a conception posits public identityand hence public listeningas active and creative  and grounded in particular social and political contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963310960693,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801483778","price":31.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801483776.jpg?v=1770411641","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-dissonance-of-democracy-listening-conflict-and-citizenship","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}