{"product_id":"9783030455880","title":"Overcoming Polarization in the Public Square: Civic Dialogue","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOvercoming Polarization in the Public Square: Civic Dialogue\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBarthold, Lauren Swayne\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes how civic dialogue can serve as an antidote to a polarized public square. It argues that when pervasive polarization renders rational and fact-based argumentation ineffective, we first need to engage in a way that builds trust. Civic dialogue is a form of structured discourse that utilizes first-person narratives in order to promote trust, openness, and mutual understanding. By creating a dialogic structure that encourages listening and reflection, particularities and differences about fraught identities can be expressed in such a way that leads to the possibility of connecting through our fundamental, shared, and deeply felt humanity. Drawing on Plato, Buber, Gadamer, Dewey, cognitive bias research, as well as the work of dialogue practitioners, Lauren Swayne Barthold provides a sustained defense of civic dialogue as an effective strategy for avoiding futile political arguments and for creating pluralistic democratic communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-06-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030455880\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-45586-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 208\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47710845141132,"sku":"9783030455880","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030455880.jpg?v=1776791204","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030455880","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}