03795nam 22006735 450 991100928210332120241120210411.09780271088617027108861310.1515/9780271088617(CKB)5470000000570997(DE-B1597)584248(DE-B1597)9780271088617(MiAaPQ)EBC6894773(Au-PeEL)EBL6894773(OCoLC)1309038963(OCoLC)1253314191(MdBmJHUP)musev2_103466(MiAaPQ)EBC31784060(Au-PeEL)EBL31784060(OCoLC)1472988283(Perlego)4395354(EXLCZ)99547000000057099720210526h20212020 fg engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBeyond Civility The Competing Obligations of Citizenship /William Keith, Robert Danisch1st ed.University Park, PA :Penn State University Press,[2021]©20201 online resource (200 p.) 2 illustrationsRhetoric and Democratic Deliberation ;239780271087306 0271087307 9780271088594 0271088591 Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction: Why Civility Matters --1. Civility as a Moral Quandary and a Political Necessity --2. Imagining the Politics of Civility --3. Civility in the Discursive Public Sphere --4. The Structure, Uses, and Limitations of Incivility --5. Strong Civility for Social Justice --Notes --References --IndexFrom 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?This 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. Guarding 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. Beyond Civility is necessary reading for our times.Rhetoric and Democratic DeliberationCivil societyCourtesyPolitical aspectsDemocracySocial changeCivil society.CourtesyPolitical aspects.Democracy.Social change.323.65Keith Williamauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1825771Danisch Robertauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9911009282103321Beyond Civility4393676UNINA