The Promise of Democratic Silences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6307630 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent Jungkunz (0009-0001-9060-6625, Ohio University, Athens, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 127-150 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07393148.2012.676393 |
| OpenAlex | W2053011966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
Political scientists and theorists have generally approached silence in one of two broad ways. Some have envisioned silence as representing apathy, indifference, ignorance, or general acceptance of the status quo. Alternatively, others have theorized silence as evidence of the workings of power—the phenomenon of “being silenced.” Neither approach has explored the ways that silence might be mobilized and practiced democratically. Instead of organizing democratic theory and politics exclusively around the power of speech, it might be useful to explore the promise of silence as a practice of resistance and empowerment in a garrulous world. This article puts forth four “insubordinate silences” that attempt to empower, protest, resist, and refuse. These silences challenge us to think in new ways about democracy, speech, silence, and participation
Silent Citizenship in Democratic Theory and Practice
Deliberators, not Future Citizens
Toxicities that matter
The sounds of silence
When mass atrocities are silenced
The great wall of silence
Silence in political theory and practice
Mind the gaps
Democratic silence
Silence, invisibility and agency
The Myth of Responsibility
Towards a Democratic Theory of Silence
Casting a new light on the democratic spectator
The Nature of Silence and Its Democratic Possibilities
Disturbing Binaries in Political Thought
How Should We Interpret Silence in Qualitative Communication Studies
Representing Silence in Politics
| Citations per year | 1.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |