TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived Speech Conditions and Disagreement of Everyday Talk
T2 - A Proceduralist Perspective of Citizen Deliberation
AU - Zhang, Weiyu
AU - Chang, Leanne
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Motivated by the theoretical debate on whether everyday talk qualifies as part of the deliberative system, this study employed 2 middle-range concepts, perceived speech conditions and disagreement, to theorize the deliberativeness of everyday talk based on a proceduralist perspective. Perceived disagreement is incorporated into the definition of deliberation as a starting point of the procedure. Three dimensions of perceived speech conditions, including free proposal, symmetrical opportunity, and fair treatment, are conceptualized as the procedural treatments deliberation offers. Using a hybrid political system as the context, an empirical examination illustrates how the 2 concepts can help delineate the perceptions of deliberative from nondeliberative everyday talk, as well as how the deliberative dimension in everyday speech can facilitate political efficacy.
AB - Motivated by the theoretical debate on whether everyday talk qualifies as part of the deliberative system, this study employed 2 middle-range concepts, perceived speech conditions and disagreement, to theorize the deliberativeness of everyday talk based on a proceduralist perspective. Perceived disagreement is incorporated into the definition of deliberation as a starting point of the procedure. Three dimensions of perceived speech conditions, including free proposal, symmetrical opportunity, and fair treatment, are conceptualized as the procedural treatments deliberation offers. Using a hybrid political system as the context, an empirical examination illustrates how the 2 concepts can help delineate the perceptions of deliberative from nondeliberative everyday talk, as well as how the deliberative dimension in everyday speech can facilitate political efficacy.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84897943645&origin=inward
U2 - 10.1111/comt.12034
DO - 10.1111/comt.12034
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1050-3293
VL - 24
SP - 124
EP - 145
JO - Communication Theory
JF - Communication Theory
IS - 2
ER -