Democracy's challenge calls for communication's response

Democracy is in trouble. For the last 10 years, the number of democratizing countries dropped by almost half to 16, hosting a mere 4% of the global population. Faced with these global trends, as well as democracy's challenges during the first two decades of the twenty-first century, how can com...

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Published inCommunication education Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 447 - 450
Main Authors Shaffer, Timothy J., Drury, Sara A. Mehltretter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.10.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Advocacy
Authoritarianism
Barriers
Citizen Participation
communication education
Communications
deliberation
deliberative pedagogy
Democracy
Diversity
Ethics
Higher Education
Learning Processes
Political Attitudes
Prosocial Behavior
Teaching Methods
Trend Analysis
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Kansas
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Summary:Democracy is in trouble. For the last 10 years, the number of democratizing countries dropped by almost half to 16, hosting a mere 4% of the global population. Faced with these global trends, as well as democracy's challenges during the first two decades of the twenty-first century, how can communication studies contribute to the study of civic engagement and student learning today? Future research should engage questions of deliberative pedagogy across communication education. To engage differences constructively, evaluate information critically, and learn democratically, people must be open to learning from efforts building these environments within --and beyond--higher education.
ISSN:0363-4523
1479-5795
DOI:10.1080/03634523.2021.1958243