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Impassioned Democracy

The Roles of Emotion in Deliberative Theory

Bibliographic Data

ID3500007
AuthorsMichael A Neblo (0000-0002-6723-0738, The Ohio State University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume114
Issue3
Pages923-927
Publication date2020-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003055420000210
OpenAlexW3025468070
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited23

In ordinary language, people often treat emotion as the opposite of reason. Deliberative democrats, however, typically use "reason" in a rather different way. They regard arbitrary power, not emotion, as the opposite of reason. Emotion, then, is not at all contrary to reason. Critics who rely on ordinary language to claim that deliberative democrats denigrate emotion are likely to misconstrue how both reason and emotion are deployed. In fact, most deliberative democrats have always assigned emotion an indispensable role in their theories. That said, emotion's role in deliberation needs more, and more systematic, elaboration. I identify twelve distinct roles for emotion in deliberative theory and practice, clearing the way for a more fruitful research agenda on the role of emotion in democratic deliberation

Affective science · Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Emotion work · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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Citations per year5,6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 28

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