Janet E Connor
Biographic Data
| ID | 119840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet E Connor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet E |
| FAMILY NAME | Connor |
| SIGNATURE | CONNOR J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4877-9266 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Computing consensus: Language ideological work in LLM ‐assisted deliberative democracy
This article examines how the digital platform Polis and its experiments with large language models (LLMs) reconfigure democratic participation through a particular vision of consensus. Through analysis of media coverage of Polis and developers' public discussions of the platform, I argue that developers reframe consensus from a discursive achievement to a computationally surfaced pattern, turning deliberative democracy into a computing problem w…
Hearing the quiet voices: Listening as democratic action in a Norwegian neighborhood
This article explores how modes of listening and ideologies of democratic action are intertwined, through the example of a multicultural neighborhood in Oslo, Norway. While much work on language and democracy focuses on speakers, this article instead interrogates how a government listens to citizens, and how different conceptualizations of what listening is index different understandings of democratic action. While the Oslo municipality sees list…
Regimes of hearing: Norwegian qualia of quiet and noise as heard through a migrant classroom
The Langue d'Oc Is Bringing People Together: Debating the Place of Regional Languages in France
France is well known for its strong standard language ideologies, based in the idea that equality among citizens depends on the universality of a standard national language. In this context, a recent push to allow bilingual signage in French and regional languages may seem surprising. This article analyzes recent public debates in France surrounding the use and value of regional languages. These debates reached a climax after a local administrati…
The Langue d'Oc Is Bringing People Together: Debating the Place of Regional Languages in France
France is well known for its strong standard language ideologies, based in the idea that equality among citizens depends on the universality of a standard national language. In this context, a recent push to allow bilingual signage in French and regional languages may seem surprising. This article analyzes recent public debates in France surrounding the use and value of regional languages. These debates reached a climax after a local administrati…
Regimes of hearing: Norwegian qualia of quiet and noise as heard through a migrant classroom
Hearing the quiet voices: Listening as democratic action in a Norwegian neighborhood
This article explores how modes of listening and ideologies of democratic action are intertwined, through the example of a multicultural neighborhood in Oslo, Norway. While much work on language and democracy focuses on speakers, this article instead interrogates how a government listens to citizens, and how different conceptualizations of what listening is index different understandings of democratic action. While the Oslo municipality sees list…
Regimes of hearing: Norwegian qualia of quiet and noise as heard through a migrant classroom
The Langue d'Oc Is Bringing People Together: Debating the Place of Regional Languages in France
France is well known for its strong standard language ideologies, based in the idea that equality among citizens depends on the universality of a standard national language. In this context, a recent push to allow bilingual signage in French and regional languages may seem surprising. This article analyzes recent public debates in France surrounding the use and value of regional languages. These debates reached a climax after a local administrati…
Hearing the quiet voices: Listening as democratic action in a Norwegian neighborhood
This article explores how modes of listening and ideologies of democratic action are intertwined, through the example of a multicultural neighborhood in Oslo, Norway. While much work on language and democracy focuses on speakers, this article instead interrogates how a government listens to citizens, and how different conceptualizations of what listening is index different understandings of democratic action. While the Oslo municipality sees list…
Computing consensus: Language ideological work in LLM ‐assisted deliberative democracy
This article examines how the digital platform Polis and its experiments with large language models (LLMs) reconfigure democratic participation through a particular vision of consensus. Through analysis of media coverage of Polis and developers' public discussions of the platform, I argue that developers reframe consensus from a discursive achievement to a computationally surfaced pattern, turning deliberative democracy into a computing problem w…
Democracy (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Norwegian (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Action (physics) (1 works) · Active listening (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Appreciative listening (1 works)