Sean Wd Gray
Biographic Data
| ID | 4396594 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean Wd Gray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean Wd |
| FAMILY NAME | Gray |
| SIGNATURE | GRAY S W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0295-1742 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
What kind of power can citizens exercise beyond the state? Globalizing democracy through representative claim-making
Across the developed democracies, there has been a rise in populist nationalism and anti-globalization sentiment aimed at reasserting sovereignty through the state. This article develops the concept of discursive power as an alternative basis for citizens to project their voice and influence into global politics. Discursive power arises from the framing role of ideas in orienting citizen judgements to the possibilities for acting beyond the state…
Towards a Democratic Theory of Silence
Contemporary democratic theory is focused on empowering the voices of citizens in collective decision-making. The opposite of voice is silence. Increasingly, citizens are remaining silent rather than vocally participating in politics. Among democratic theorists, silent citizenship is equated to civic disengagement and disempowerment. I expand this view by theorizing the conditions under which silence is also a political expression. My analysis id…
Silence and democratic institutional design
This article examines the challenges that citizen silence raises for the design and reform of electoral and representative institutions. Much of the recent work on democratic institutional design has sought to address citizen silence by making political systems more deliberative, inclusive, and participatory. But to the extent that silence is also a right in a democratic system, its presence is both inevitable and an opportunity for misrepresenta…
The Nature of Silence and Its Democratic Possibilities
Mapping silent citizenship
Democratic theory hears silent citizenship as disengagement or disempowerment. Normatively, silent citizenship evokes the specter of civic passivity – of democratic citizens variably characterized by apathy, disaffection, selfishness, or a lack of political knowledge. Empirically, silent citizenship is linked to deficits of democracy – including voter turnout rates, the quality of political representation, and overall government responsiveness. O…
Silent citizenship
Silent Citizenship in Democratic Theory and Practice
Mapping silent citizenship
Democratic theory hears silent citizenship as disengagement or disempowerment. Normatively, silent citizenship evokes the specter of civic passivity – of democratic citizens variably characterized by apathy, disaffection, selfishness, or a lack of political knowledge. Empirically, silent citizenship is linked to deficits of democracy – including voter turnout rates, the quality of political representation, and overall government responsiveness. O…
Towards a Democratic Theory of Silence
Contemporary democratic theory is focused on empowering the voices of citizens in collective decision-making. The opposite of voice is silence. Increasingly, citizens are remaining silent rather than vocally participating in politics. Among democratic theorists, silent citizenship is equated to civic disengagement and disempowerment. I expand this view by theorizing the conditions under which silence is also a political expression. My analysis id…
The Nature of Silence and Its Democratic Possibilities
Silent citizenship
Silence and democratic institutional design
This article examines the challenges that citizen silence raises for the design and reform of electoral and representative institutions. Much of the recent work on democratic institutional design has sought to address citizen silence by making political systems more deliberative, inclusive, and participatory. But to the extent that silence is also a right in a democratic system, its presence is both inevitable and an opportunity for misrepresenta…
Silent Citizenship in Democratic Theory and Practice
Mapping silent citizenship
Democratic theory hears silent citizenship as disengagement or disempowerment. Normatively, silent citizenship evokes the specter of civic passivity – of democratic citizens variably characterized by apathy, disaffection, selfishness, or a lack of political knowledge. Empirically, silent citizenship is linked to deficits of democracy – including voter turnout rates, the quality of political representation, and overall government responsiveness. O…
Silent citizenship
The Nature of Silence and Its Democratic Possibilities
Silence and democratic institutional design
This article examines the challenges that citizen silence raises for the design and reform of electoral and representative institutions. Much of the recent work on democratic institutional design has sought to address citizen silence by making political systems more deliberative, inclusive, and participatory. But to the extent that silence is also a right in a democratic system, its presence is both inevitable and an opportunity for misrepresenta…
Towards a Democratic Theory of Silence
Contemporary democratic theory is focused on empowering the voices of citizens in collective decision-making. The opposite of voice is silence. Increasingly, citizens are remaining silent rather than vocally participating in politics. Among democratic theorists, silent citizenship is equated to civic disengagement and disempowerment. I expand this view by theorizing the conditions under which silence is also a political expression. My analysis id…
What kind of power can citizens exercise beyond the state? Globalizing democracy through representative claim-making
Across the developed democracies, there has been a rise in populist nationalism and anti-globalization sentiment aimed at reasserting sovereignty through the state. This article develops the concept of discursive power as an alternative basis for citizens to project their voice and influence into global politics. Discursive power arises from the framing role of ideas in orienting citizen judgements to the possibilities for acting beyond the state…
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