Group Deliberation: Weighing Options
The Emerald Handbook of Group and Team Communication Research
ISBN: 978-1-80043-501-8, eISBN: 978-1-80043-500-1
Publication date: 5 November 2021
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the history of deliberative theory and practice, starting with an early focus on rational consensus models and moving toward contemporary treatments of deliberation in pluralistic, contentious systems consisting of multiple, overlapping, and at times adversarial stakeholder groups. It summarizes major theories related to analytic and social/relational aspects of deliberation, communication across differences, and design and facilitation processes. Finally, it reviews group communication research on deliberative processes and outcomes, notes key critiques of deliberative theory, and explores future directions for group deliberation research and practice.
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Citation
Black, L.W., Wolfe, A.W., Kay, C.S. and Chalupa, J. (2021), "Group Deliberation: Weighing Options", Beck, S.J., Keyton, J. and Poole, M.S. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Group and Team Communication Research, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-500-120211017
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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