Overcoming Social Polarization: An Exploration of Deliberative Democracy, Communication Ethics, and Post-Truth...

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Jessica L. Neu

Overcoming Social Polarization

An Exploration of Deliberative Democracy, Communication Ethics, and Post-Truth America

Jessica L. Neu

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Lexington Books
15 December 2024

Communication studies

Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication

In this book, Jessica Neu explores how to advance the discussion of deliberative democracy in an era defined by widespread social polarization and identity politics. By utilizing the communication ethics scholarship of Ronald C. Arnett as a theoretical framework and reference point for analysis, Neu analyzes several pop culture artifacts to demonstrate how communication ethics and narrative-driven perspectives can be applied pragmatically in order to reach dialogic civility in a post-truth era. Through recognizing each artifact’s relationship with rhetoric, Neu highlights how they each represent ways in which discursive environment in physical space can be utilized to promote depolarization. Ultimately, this book provides a paradigmatic model that demonstrates how any individual can utilize this framework of communication ethics and deliberative democracy to enter a space of dialogic civility to depolarize our current post-truth world.

By: Jessica L. Neu
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 449g
ISBN: 9781666967791
ISBN 10: 1666967793
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 15 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1: An Introduction of Deliberative Democracy and Identity Politics Chapter 2: An Exploration of Ronald C. Arnett’s Scholarship Chapter 3: An Arnettian Understanding of Philosophy of Communication Chapter 4: What is the Post-Truth Era and How Did We Get Here? Chapter 5: Our Current Historical Moment in the Post-Truth Era Chapter 6: An Exploration of Will Arbery’s Heroes of the Fourth Turning Chapter 7: How Themes in Heroes of the Fourth Turning Promote Democracy Through Engagement of Otherness Chapter 8: What Are We Trying For? Exploring the Divisiveness of Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” Chapter 9: Public Response to “Try That in a Small Town and Aldean’s Defense Chapter 10: Can Society Get Closer by Watching The Closer? How Comedy Functions as a Self-Reflective Tool in Developing a Deliberative Democratic Social Model Chapter 11: A Rhetorical Turn - The Return of Stories and Virtues Chapter 12: Conclusion: A Return Home

Jessica L. Neu is adjunct instructor in the field of Communication at Duquesne University and Carlow University.

Reviews for Overcoming Social Polarization: An Exploration of Deliberative Democracy, Communication Ethics, and Post-Truth America

With political, cultural and social contestations at a fever pitch, Neu’s book commendably realizes its goal of providing a rhetorical détente in an ever-increasing polarized world. As theoretically sound as it is practical, Neu offers a sanguine and aspirational approach to maintaining democracy through dialogic civility. * Adrienne E. Hacker Daniels, Professor Emerita of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Illinois College, USA *