Contestation in Civil Society

By focusing on the three components of noise, listening and civil action, the book moves attention away from an exclusive focus on what is being communicated - the communicator, the statement, the speech and so on. It argues that what is being communicated - the noise - does not lead in and of itself to civil action but rather that the audience - the listeners - plays a crucial role in determining what the noise means, whether it is judged legitimate or not and whether any civil action should be taken.
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