{"product_id":"public-discourse-in-america-9780812221619","title":"Public Discourse in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a comprehensive look at institutional and leadership practices in recent public debates over a variety of hot button public policy issues, Public Discourse in America outlines how such conversations can be used to reintegrate our fragmented communities and bridge barriers of difference and hostility among communities and individuals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Substantively illuminating, this book casts new light on a range of important issues. Highly recommended.\" * Cass R. Sunstein *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: The Work of the Penn National Commission\u003cbr\u003e —Judith Rodin\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Incivility and Public Discourse\u003cbr\u003e —Judith Rodin and Stephen P. Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE. PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND DEMOCRACY\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Thinning of American Political Culture\u003cbr\u003e —Thomas Bender\u003cbr\u003e 2. Primary Tensions in American Public Life\u003cbr\u003e —Robert H. Wiebe\u003cbr\u003e 3. Deliberative Democracy and Public Discourse\u003cbr\u003e —David M. Ryfe\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO. CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE: TALKING ABOUT RACE\u003cbr\u003e 4. Affirmative Action and the Culture of Intolerance\u003cbr\u003e —Christopher Edley, Jr\u003cbr\u003e 5. The North American\u003cbr\u003e —Richard Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sports and Public Behavior\u003cbr\u003e —Richard Lapchick\u003cbr\u003e 7. Performance, Debate, or Productive Conversation? Imagining an Exemplary Conversation on Race\u003cbr\u003e —Drew Gilpin Faust and Members of the Penn National Commission\u003cbr\u003e PART THREE. LEADING THE PUBLIC'S CONVERSATION: STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE LEADERSHIP\u003cbr\u003e 8. Leadership in a Complex Democratic Society\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Schudson\u003cbr\u003e 9. Political Leadership in the Great Health Care Debate of 1993-1994\u003cbr\u003e —Derek Bok\u003cbr\u003e 10. Part of Our World: Journalism as Civic Leadership\u003cbr\u003e —Jay Rosen\u003cbr\u003e 11. Modeling Public Discourse in Popular Culture\u003cbr\u003e —Neal Gabler\u003cbr\u003e PART FOUR: DISCOURSE OF RECONCILIATION: TRUTH, APOLOGY, AND FORGIVENESS\u003cbr\u003e 12. Creating a National Discourse: Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa\u003cbr\u003e —Alex Boraine\u003cbr\u003e 13. Political Apologies and Public Discourse\u003cbr\u003e —Graham G. Dodds\u003cbr\u003e PART FIVE: Thickening Public Discourse: Principles and Practices\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Principles of Public Discourse: What Is Good Public Discourse?\u003cbr\u003e —David M. Ryfe\u003cbr\u003e 15. A Paradox of Public Discourse and Political Democracy\u003cbr\u003e —Neil Smelser\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Practice of Public Discourse: A Study of Sixteen Discourse Organizations\u003cbr\u003e —David M. Ryfe\u003cbr\u003e 17. Lessons from the Field: Practitioner Perspectives on Public Discourse Programs\u003cbr\u003e —Jay Rosen and Members of the Penn National Commission\u003cbr\u003e PART SIX: CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC DISCOURSE\u003cbr\u003e 18. Building Community in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e —Joyce Appleby\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Myth of Academic Community\u003cbr\u003e —Don M. Randel\u003cbr\u003e 20. The University as Discourse Community\u003cbr\u003e —Judith Rodin\u003cbr\u003e 21. Creating Community in Cyberspace: Criteria for a Discourse Technology Project\u003cbr\u003e —Stephen P. Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The Centrality of Public Discourse\u003cbr\u003e —Stephen P. Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Members of the Penn National Commission on Society, Culture and Community\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405699129687,"sku":"9780812221619","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812221619.jpg?v=1730493321","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/public-discourse-in-america-9780812221619","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}