Edyvane, DJ orcid.org/0000-0003-2169-4171 (2017) The Passion for Civility. Political Studies Review, 15 (3). 1478929915611919. pp. 344-354. ISSN 1478-9299
Abstract
This article challenges and clarifies everyday thought about the idea of civility in society and politics by subjecting it to theoretical analysis. It contributes to research on citizenship, toleration and social cohesion by developing a new synthesis of the presently fragmented literature in contemporary political theory on the concept of civility and its place in liberal democratic politics. It first considers the meaning of civility, identifying some difficulties of definition and elaborating a distinction between civility in conduct and civility in attitude. It then assesses the most prominent debates around civility's value by contrasting arguments that civility serves a vital function in the moderation of democratic conflict with arguments that it threatens the basic values upon which democracy is founded. The article finds that the debate about civility is misconceived and that the literature is diminished by its failure to engage directly with the problem of incivility. In so doing, it establishes the parameters for a new agenda of civility research.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Political Studies Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | civility; citizenship; toleration; civic virtue; social cohesion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Leverhulme Trust RF-2014-111\7 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2015 16:02 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 15:50 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1478929915611919 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1478929915611919 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88228 |