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

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.

• Författare: Andrea Felicetti; Markus Holdo
• Avdelning/ar: Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
• Publiceringsår: 2024
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 823-841
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Political Studies
• Volym: 72
• Issue: 2
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00323217221150867
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Ämne: Political Science
• Nyckelord: activism; deliberation; democracy; participation; social movements
• Aktiv: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 0032-3217