{"product_id":"9780271088044-beyond-civility","title":"Beyond Civility","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Competing Obligations of Citizenship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines the problem of social change in a modern, mediated democracy.  Argues that civility is not simply a virtue but a functional set of tools that must be adapted to specific situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the pundits to the polls, nearly everyone seems to agree that US politics have rarely been more fractious, and calls for a return to “civil discourse” abound. Yet it is also true that the requirements of polite discourse effectively silence those who are not in power, gaming the system against the disenfranchised. What, then, should a democracy do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book makes a case for understanding civility in a different light. Examining the history of the concept and its basis in communication and political theory, William Keith and Robert Danisch present a clear, robust analysis of civil discourse. Distinguishing it from politeness, they claim that civil argument must be redirected from the goal of political comity to that of building and maintaining relationships of minimal respect in the public sphere. They also take into account how civility enables discrimination, indicating conditions under which uncivil resistance is called for. When viewed as a communication practice for uniting people with differences and making them more equal, civility is transformed from a preferable way of speaking into an essential component of democratic life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuarding against uncritical endorsement of civility as well as skepticism, Keith and Danisch show with rigor, nuance, and care that the practice of civil communication is both paradoxical and sorely needed. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Civility\u003c\/i\u003e is necessary reading for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40890029211745,"sku":"9780271088044","price":92.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26929141.jpg?v=1730224696","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780271088044-beyond-civility","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}