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Markus Holdo

Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer

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Reflective Inclusion : Learning from Activists What Taking a Deliberative Stance Means

Author

  • Andrea Felicetti
  • Markus Holdo

Summary, in English

Researchers are increasingly recognizing that social movements are crucial for realizing deliberative democratic values. However, this raises two important questions: (1) what actions should count as deliberation and (2) whether we should demand more from activists than merely provoking or encouraging deliberation in a society. Building on current research on activists’ actual engagement with deliberation, we argue that the standard of taking a “deliberative stance” (being respectful, sincere, and public-minded) is a good starting point for addressing both questions. By taking a deliberative stance, movements benefit from deliberation themselves and contribute to deliberative systems. However, we should also acknowledge that forms of deliberation change, and discovering new forms is a crucial part of what movements do for democracy. We propose to adopt a principle we call “reflective inclusion,” which allows us to engage abductively with new actions that might expand and deepen our understanding of what deliberation may look like.

Department/s

  • Department of Political Science

Publishing year

2023

Language

English

Publication/Series

Political Studies

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Political Science

Keywords

  • activism
  • deliberation
  • democracy
  • participation
  • social movements

Status

Epub

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0032-3217