Shaping Abortion Discourse: Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States - Couverture souple

Livre 9 sur 48: Communication, Society and Politics

Ferree, Myra Marx

 
9780521793841: Shaping Abortion Discourse: Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States
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ISBN 10 : 052179384X ISBN 13 : 9780521793841
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Using controversy over abortion as a lens through which to compare the political process and role of the media in these two very different democracies, this book examines the contest over meaning that is being waged by social movements, political parties, churches and other social actors. Abortion is a critical battleground for debates over social values in both countries, but the constitutional premises on which arguments rest differ, as do the strategies that movements and parties adopt and the opportunities for influence that are open to them. By examining how these debates are conducted and by whom in light of the normative claims made by democratic theorists, the book also offers a means of judging how well either country lives up to the ideals of democratic debate in practice.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Using controversy over abortion as a lens through which to compare the political process and role of the media in these two very different democracies, this book examines the contest over meaning that is being waged by social movements, political parties, churches and other social actors. Abortion is a critical battleground for debates over social values in both countries, but the constitutional premises on which arguments rest differ, as do the strategies that movements and parties adopt and the opportunities for influence that are open to them. By examining how these debates are conducted and by whom in light of the normative claims made by democratic theorists, the book also offers a means of judging how well either country lives up to the ideals of democratic debate in practice.

Revue de presse

'I recommend Shaping Abortion Discourse to others interested in finding new ways to question our assumptions about the role the media plays in democratic public life.' Mobilization

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052179384X
ISBN 13 
9780521793841
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
372
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9780521790451: Shaping Abortion Discourse: Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  052179045X ISBN 13 :  9780521790451
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2002
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