The Politics of Listening Possibilities and Challenges for Democrati
This book explores listening as a social and political practice, in contrast to the more common focus on voice and speaking. The author draws on cases from Canada, France and the United Kingdom, exploring: minority women and debates over culture and
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Leah Bassel
The Politics of Listening Possibilities and Challenges for Democratic Life
Leah Bassel School of Media, Communication and Sociology University of Leicester Leicester, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-53166-7 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53167-4
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This book is dedicated to John Benyon, colleague and friend, who passed away while it was being completed. I hope he would have liked the final result and irreverently criticised it, as only he knew how.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to all the participants in the research projects I’ve drawn on here for their time and willingness to share ideas and experiences. I have tried to listen well. Thanks also to my wonderful colleagues and friends who read, commented and generally stood by me through the process: Kehinde Andrews, the late John Benyon, Gurminder Bhambra, Bob Carter, Ipek Demir, Akwugo Emejulu, Peter Lunt, Barbara Misztal, Pierre Monforte, Karim Murji, John Solomos, Aaron Winter and Helen Wood. I would like to recognise the funding from the British Academy for the project ‘Minority Women’s Activism in Tough Times’, (SG112539) coinvestigated with Akwugo Emejulu, which I draw on in Chapter 2. This project was also supported by the Centr
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