[ecrea] Beyond Voice: Prospects and Challenges of Listening in Democracy

Beyond Voice: Prospects and Challenges of Listening in Democracy

Mon 30 October 2017

A one-day interdisciplinary symposium jointly convened by Selen Ercan 
(UC), Kerry McCallum (UC) and Tanja Dreher (UNSW)
9:30am - 5:00pm
Venue: Ann Harding Conference Centre, Building 24, University of Canberra

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FLYER 
<http://www.governanceinstitute.edu.au/magma/media/upload/ckeditor/files/Beyond%20Voice.pdf>


Democracy is commonly associated with finding a voice, speaking up and 
out, making oneself heard. The crucial role of listening in this process 
is often neglected or merely given lip-service. Listening is important 
for voice to operate not only as speech but as communication. It is an 
important theme in both democracy and media studies particularly in a 
time characterised by increasing opportunities for communication in both 
online and offline settings. This interdisciplinary workshop brings 
together scholars from both fields to explore the prospects and 
challenges of listening in contemporary democracies. It seeks to examine 
political listening in diverse settings and policy contexts such as 
environmental politics, identity politics and Indigenous affairs. Using 
case studies from these and other policy areas, the workshop will 
respond to the following questions:

  * What are the normative and practical conditions for effective
    listening in a democracy?
  * Can a digital media environment realise its promise to foster
    political listening?
  * How do marginalised communities innovate to encourage political
    listening?
  * What are the theoretical and empirical issues that media and
    democracy scholars face when studying the prospects for listening in
    a democracy?
  * Are there political contexts or issues when listening is not
    suitable, desirable, too difficult?
  *

    How can we listen to those with no voice (for example nonhuman
    nature, future generations)?

Speakers include: Emily Beausoloeil (Massey University), Romand Coles 
(Australian Catholic University), Nicole Curato (University of 
Canberra), Tanja Dreher (University of New South Wales), John Dryzek 
(University of Canberra), Selen Ercan (University of Canberra), Carolyn 
Hendriks (Australian National University), Kerry McCallum (University of 
Canberra), Cate Thill (University of Notre Dame Australia)


If you would like to participate in this symposium, please register by 
15 October 2017 by sending an email to Juliana Rocha 
((juliana.rocha /at/ canberra.edu.au) <mailto:(juliana.rocha /at/ canberra.edu.au)>). '

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