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Social Movements and Deliberative Democratic Theory

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Deliberative democrats are committed both to inclusion and to barring coercion in public discourse. Their commitment to democratic inclusion should make them sympathetic to the challenges faced by social movements. An adequate sociology of contentious public discourse, however, shows that social movements must often act coercively in order to be included. For example, they must often alter the terrain of conflict, create a crisis, pressure interlocutors to argue consistently, or compel other parties to enter social arenas of contention that they have avoided. Democratic theorists who are committed to inclusion should approve of such coercion. Under the actual circumstances movements face, there is a tension between non-coercion and democratic inclusion. This tension demonstrates the need for a democratic standard and a mode of democratic social analysis beyond those that deliberative theory offers.

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  • Medearis, John, 2005. "Social Movements and Deliberative Democratic Theory," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 35(1), pages 53-75, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:35:y:2005:i:01:p:53-75_00
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    1. Jonathan Davies, 2014. "Rethinking urban power and the local state: Hegemony, domination and resistance in neoliberal cities," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 51(15), pages 3215-3232, November.
    2. Jonathan S. Davies, 2007. "The Limits of Partnership: An Exit‐Action Strategy for Local Democratic Inclusion," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 55(4), pages 779-800, December.
    3. Peter Marcuse & David Imbroscio & Simon Parker & Jonathan S. Davies & Warren Magnusson, 2014. "Critical Urban Theory versus Critical Urban Studies: A Review Debate," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(5), pages 1904-1917, September.

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