{"product_id":"the-freedom-to-remain-silent-ejvind-hansen-9789004744370","title":"The Freedom to Remain Silent: The Right to Make Qualified Contributions to the Public Sphere","description":"The role of silence in democratic settings should be rehabilitated. Democratic theories are concerned with mechanisms and institutions that counteract silence in society. As a supplement to this, it is first demonstrated that we must not forget how silence determines the significance and meanings of utterances made. Secondly, that silence can be used as a critical tool to get better listening, more open conversations, and greater thoughtfulness in the public sphere. The widely recognized freedom of expression should thus be supplemented with a freedom of silence, a freedom to let silence disturb the discursive relevance criteria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ejvind Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004744371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004744370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.10w x 1.13d","brand":"Ejvind Hansen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446936350975,"sku":"9789004744370","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c23cc6de-d218-4928-98ce-4c91ca374b28.jpg?v=1777227716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-freedom-to-remain-silent-ejvind-hansen-9789004744370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}