The Freedom to Remain Silent: The Right to Make Qualified Contributions to the Public Sphere - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ejvind HansenSeries:Social and Critical TheoryPublish date:1/29/2026Pages:498
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004744370ISBN-10:9004744371UPC:9789004744370Book Category:Philosophy, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, MovementsBook Topic:DeconstructionSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 1.13 inchesWeight:0.89Product ID:SCVR2DMKFZ
The role of silence in democratic settings should be rehabilitated. Democratic theories are concerned with mechanisms and institutions that counteract silence in society. As a supplement to this, it is first demonstrated that we must not forget how silence determines the significance and meanings of utterances made. Secondly, that silence can be used as a critical tool to get better listening, more open conversations, and greater thoughtfulness in the public sphere. The widely recognized freedom of expression should thus be supplemented with a freedom of silence, a freedom to let silence disturb the discursive relevance criteria.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004744370ISBN-10:9004744371UPC:9789004744370Book Category:Philosophy, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, MovementsBook Topic:DeconstructionSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 1.13 inchesWeight:0.89Product ID:SCVR2DMKFZ
Ejvind Hansen, Ph.D., Dr.Phil., is Senior Associate Professor at the Danish School of Media and Journalism. He publishes intensively in the intersections between democracy, public sphere, communication technology and philosophy.
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