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Public Discourse in America: Conversation and Community in the Twenty-First Century, A distinguished group of scholars and prominent figures here offers thoughtful new perspectives on the tenor and conduct of public life in contemporary America. Originating in a shared concern that our civic culture was becoming coarser and more polarized, Public Discourse in America: Conversation and Community in the Twenty-First Century
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  • Public Discourse in America: Conversation and Community in the Twenty-First Century
  • Written by author Judith Rodin
  • Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 5/4/2011
  • A distinguished group of scholars and prominent figures here offers thoughtful new perspectives on the tenor and conduct of public life in contemporary America. Originating in a shared concern that our civic culture was becoming coarser and more polarized
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Prologue: The Work of the Penn National Commission
—Judith Rodin Introduction: Incivility and Public Discourse
—Judith Rodin and Stephen P. Steinberg

PART ONE. PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND DEMOCRACY
1. The Thinning of American Political Culture
—Thomas Bender
2. Primary Tensions in American Public Life
—Robert H. Wiebe
3. Deliberative Democracy and Public Discourse
—David M. Ryfe

PART TWO. CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE: TALKING ABOUT RACE
4. Affirmative Action and the Culture of Intolerance
—Christopher Edley, Jr
5. The North American
—Richard Rodriguez
6. Sports and Public Behavior
—Richard Lapchick
7. Performance, Debate, or Productive Conversation? Imagining an Exemplary Conversation on Race
—Drew Gilpin Faust and Members of the Penn National Commission

PART THREE. LEADING THE PUBLIC'S CONVERSATION: STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE LEADERSHIP
8. Leadership in a Complex Democratic Society
—Michael Schudson
9. Political Leadership in the Great Health Care Debate of 1993-1994
—Derek Bok
10. Part of Our World: Journalism as Civic Leadership
—Jay Rosen
11. Modeling Public Discourse in Popular Culture
—Neal Gabler

PART FOUR: DISCOURSE OF RECONCILIATION: TRUTH, APOLOGY, AND FORGIVENESS
12. Creating a National Discourse: Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa
—Alex Boraine
13. Political Apologies and Public Discourse
—Graham G. Dodds

PART FIVE: Thickening Public Discourse: Principles and Practices
14. The Principles of Public Discourse: What Is Good Public Discourse?
—David M. Ryfe
15. A Paradox of Public Discourse and Political Democracy
—Neil Smelser
16. The Practice of Public Discourse: A Study of Sixteen Discourse Organizations
—David M. Ryfe
17. Lessons from the Field: Practitioner Perspectives on Public Discourse Programs
—Jay Rosen and Members of the Penn National Commission

PART SIX: CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC DISCOURSE
18. Building Community in the Twenty-First Century
—Joyce Appleby
19. The Myth of Academic Community
—Don M. Randel
20. The University as Discourse Community
—Judith Rodin
21. Creating Community in Cyberspace: Criteria for a Discourse Technology Project
—Stephen P. Steinberg

Epilogue: The Centrality of Public Discourse
—Stephen P. Steinberg

Notes Contributors Bibliography Index Members of the Penn National Commission on Society, Culture and Community Acknowledgments


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