Deliberation, Democracy, and the Digital Landscape. (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chambers, Simone; Gastil, John
• Other Names: Chambers Simone guest-editor.; Gastil John guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Political studies. Volume 69:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 6
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: deliberative democracy -- public sphere -- digital media -- social networks -- politics online; Political science -- Periodicals; 320.5
• DOI: 10.1177/0032321719901123
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-3217

Abstract

Deliberative scholarship is particularly well positioned to offer insight on our new digital reality. The papers in this Special Issue showcase both the methodological pluralism that flourishes in deliberative democracy studies and the productive collaborations across methodologies. This Special Issue shows how deliberative theory can place digital media in a wider theoretical context, sharpen our understanding of the Internet's worst features, and show the way forward to a better design for digital public engagement. Whether online or offline, democracy will always remain a work in progress, and these essays should help us navigate a course toward a more deliberative democracy in the digital age.