We show, against skeptics, that however latent it may be in everyday life, the ability to
reason effectively about politics can readily be activated when conditions are right. We justify …

Jürgen Habermas is arguably the most influential social theorist and philosopher of the
twentieth century, and his imprint on media and communication studies extends well into the …

This article reviews the public and citizen journalism movements of recent years and offers
some perspectives on how the current and future journalism can function to benefit …

Deliberation and protest have usually been understood as two mutually exclusive ways of
practicing democracy. It has been argued that protests, due to their adversarial nature, and …

Social movements are important for deliberative democracy, and vice versa. Social
movements are loose networks of organizations and individuals, with common identifying …

Asking how post-crisis countercultural formations compose new means of resisting an unjust
economic order, this essay centers the tiny homes movement, which takes the …

According to the popular view, megacities are troubled polities and unlikely places for the
realisation of democratic ideals. This article challenges the popular view and points out the …

The book addresses the broad issue of sustainability of our civilization and seeks to
contribute to the ongoing discussion of what many see as its systemic crisis. There is a …

As Democracy Goes, So Does Journalism: Evolution of Journalism in Liberal, Deliberative,
and Participatory Democracy explores the symbiotic relationship between democracy and …

Just because there has been a crisis does not necessarily mean there is going to be a
change. And yet why, exactly, did nothing change in the face of global resistances and …