Mending democracy : democratic repair in disconnected times

Mending democracy : democratic repair in disconnected times / Carolyn M. Hendriks, Selen A. Ercan, John Boswell.

"The fabric of democracy is threadbare in many contemporary societies. Connections that are vital to the functioning and integrity of our democratic systems are wearing thin. Citizens are increasingly disconnected -- from their elected representatives, from one another in the public sphere, and...

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Main Authors: Hendriks, Carolyn M. (Author), Ercan, Selen A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Democracy.
Democracy > Australia.
Deliberative democracy.
Deliberative democracy
Democracy
Australia
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Mending Democracy: Democratic Repair in Disconnected Times
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Acronyms
  • Chapter 1: Repairing Democracy's Disconnects
  • Our Threadbare Democratic Fabric: Systemic Democratic Disconnects
  • The Representative Disconnect between Citizens and Elected Representatives
  • The Public Disconnect between Citizens within the Public Sphere
  • The Governance Disconnect between Citizens and the Policymaking Process
  • A Connected Understanding of Democracy: The Idea of 'the Deliberative System'
  • Unpacking Connectivity in the Deliberative System
  • Advancing Democratic Reform in Disconnected Times: The Promise of Democratic Mending
  • Navigating the Book
  • Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Connectivity in Deliberative Democracy
  • Connectivity in the Deliberative System: Unpacking Transmission, Coupling, and Sequencing
  • Connectivity in the Spaces Account: Unpacking Transmission
  • Connectivity in the Networks Account: Unpacking Coupling
  • Connectivity in the Stages Account: Unpacking Sequencing
  • The Risks of Relying on 'Communicative Miracles'
  • Risk 1: Limited Inclusion
  • Risk 2: Neglect of Power and Agency
  • Risk 3: Insufficient Attention to Diverse Forms of Political Participation and Communication
  • Risk 4: Relying on Deliberative Designers to Build Connections
  • A Grounded Approach to Understanding Connectivity
  • Studying Connections: From Theory to Practice and Back Again
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Connecting Constituents and Elected Representatives: The Case of Indi
  • Democratic Mending in Indi
  • Phase 1: Constituents Recognize a Representative Disconnect
  • Phase 2: Constituents Generate Voice through Listening
  • Phase 3: Constituents Develop Strategy for Change
  • Phase 4: Constituents Support a Connected Representative
  • Phase 5a: Constituents Recalibrate Their Connection to their Elected Representative
  • Phase 5b: A New Elected Representative Actively Connects with Constituents
  • Phase 6: Constituents Plan for Connective Succession
  • Democratic Mending by Creating Connections
  • Cultivating Skills for Critical Listening
  • Making Democratic Processes Meaningful for Citizens
  • Making the Tone of Politics More Positive
  • Making Political Participation Playful
  • Adapting the Democratic System to Work as It Should
  • Insights from Indi into Connectivity in Deliberative Systems
  • Insight 1: Citizens and Elected Representatives Can Act as the Creative Agents of Democratic Connectivity
  • Insight 2: Effective Democratic Connectivity Is Co-Constituted and Iterative over Time
  • Insight 3: Connectivity Involves Adapting and Working Creatively with Conventional Democratic Institutions
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Connecting Publics in a Fractured Public Sphere: The Case of Knitting Nannas Against Gas

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