Alison Kadlec
Biographic Data
| ID | 4398065 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Kadlec |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Kadlec |
| SIGNATURE | KADLEC A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Public Agenda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mind the Gap
While science museums may certainly be viewed as bridging institutions between science and society, their full civic potential is yet to be realized. As trusted, nonpartisan intermediary organizations and valued cultural institutions, museums and science centers are well positioned to frame important problems for productive public deliberation, and they may be uniquely equipped to help cultivate creative connections between policymakers, scientis…
Critical Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy
In this article I argue for a model of Deweyan 'critical pragmatism' as a therapeutic alternative to traditional models of deliberative democracy that have been crippled by their inheritance of the threadbare liberal/communitarian debate. By orienting my discussion here with respect to the most serious radical democratic challenges to deliberative democracy, I hope to show how Deweyan critical pragmatism may help us develop new approaches to the …
Deliberative Democracy and the Problem of Power
Among the most interesting contributions to contemporary deliberative democratic theory are a number of arguments against deliberation leveled by radical democratic theorists such as Iris Marion Young and Lynn Sanders. These theorists question the meaning and efficacy of deliberation based on deep and vital insights about the impact of structural inequalities and entrenched relations of power. We consider these insights to be critical cautions th…
Reconstructing Dewey
The historical relationship between pragmatism and critical theory is one in which the antifoundational and practice-oriented dimensions of pragmatism appear to exist in tension, if not outright conflict, with the emancipatory commitments of the neo-Marxist legacy of critical theory. While Deweyan pragmatism is most often understood in its deliberative, experimental, open-ended, and contextual dimensions, little attention has been paid to the cri…
Reconstructing Dewey
The historical relationship between pragmatism and critical theory is one in which the antifoundational and practice-oriented dimensions of pragmatism appear to exist in tension, if not outright conflict, with the emancipatory commitments of the neo-Marxist legacy of critical theory. While Deweyan pragmatism is most often understood in its deliberative, experimental, open-ended, and contextual dimensions, little attention has been paid to the cri…
Reconstructing Dewey
The historical relationship between pragmatism and critical theory is one in which the antifoundational and practice-oriented dimensions of pragmatism appear to exist in tension, if not outright conflict, with the emancipatory commitments of the neo-Marxist legacy of critical theory. While Deweyan pragmatism is most often understood in its deliberative, experimental, open-ended, and contextual dimensions, little attention has been paid to the cri…
Deliberative Democracy and the Problem of Power
Among the most interesting contributions to contemporary deliberative democratic theory are a number of arguments against deliberation leveled by radical democratic theorists such as Iris Marion Young and Lynn Sanders. These theorists question the meaning and efficacy of deliberation based on deep and vital insights about the impact of structural inequalities and entrenched relations of power. We consider these insights to be critical cautions th…
Critical Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy
In this article I argue for a model of Deweyan 'critical pragmatism' as a therapeutic alternative to traditional models of deliberative democracy that have been crippled by their inheritance of the threadbare liberal/communitarian debate. By orienting my discussion here with respect to the most serious radical democratic challenges to deliberative democracy, I hope to show how Deweyan critical pragmatism may help us develop new approaches to the …
Mind the Gap
While science museums may certainly be viewed as bridging institutions between science and society, their full civic potential is yet to be realized. As trusted, nonpartisan intermediary organizations and valued cultural institutions, museums and science centers are well positioned to frame important problems for productive public deliberation, and they may be uniquely equipped to help cultivate creative connections between policymakers, scientis…
Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (3 works) · Deliberation (3 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Critical theory (2 works)