{"product_id":"political-communication-and-deliberation-john-w-gastil-9781412916288","title":"Political Communication and Deliberation","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Professor Gastil has been a leading voice in the deliberative democracy movement for the last 15 years, and with this book he has created a wonderful resource that adeptly captures the broad, valuable work being done both inside and outside academia concerning public deliberation and political communication. I hope this book will help spark a whole new generation of courses focused on this critical topic.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Mart? Carcasson, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eColorado State University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The act of deliberation is the act of reflecting carefully on a matter and weighing the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to a problem. It aims to arrive at a decision or judgment based not only on facts and data but also on values, emotions, and other less technical considerations. Though a solitary individual can deliberate, it more commonly means making decisions together, as a small group, an organization, or a nation. Political Communication and Deliberation takes a unique approach to the field of political communication by viewing key concepts and research through the lens of deliberative democratic theory. This is the first text to argue that communication is central to democratic self-governance primarily because of its potential to facilitate public deliberation. Thus, it offers political communication instructors a new perspective on familiar topics, and it provides those teaching courses on political deliberation with their first central textbook. This text offers students practical theory and experience, teaching them skills and giving them a more direct understanding of the various subtopics in public communication.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Web site!\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eA dedicated Web site at http: \/\/ideliberate.la.psu.edu\/ inventories everything that might be useful for instructors using \u003cstrong\u003ePolitical Communication and Deliberation \u003c\/strong\u003ein their courses. Syllabi suggestions show how to use the book when teaching on a semester - or a quarter-long course, as well as a set of classroom exercises and larger projects that have been used in previous courses. Also, a wiki and forum let instructors exchange teaching ideas, links, and new content to supplement each chapter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Gastil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412916283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412916288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.95w x 0.40d","brand":"John Gastil","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925526380799,"sku":"9781412916288","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4e57bd31-d68b-4fb1-96e5-73752af2078f.jpg?v=1681077795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-communication-and-deliberation-john-w-gastil-9781412916288","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}