Bibliograph

Shaping abortion discourse, democracy and the public sphere in Germany and the United States, Myra Marx Ferree [and others]

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Label

Shaping abortion discourse, democracy and the public sphere in Germany and the United States, Myra Marx Ferree [and others]

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shaping abortion discourse

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

559664857

Responsibility statement

Myra Marx Ferree [and others]

Series statement

Communication, society and politicsCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

democracy and the public sphere in Germany and the United States

Summary

Using controversy over abortion as a lens through which to compare the political process and role of the media in these two very different democracies, this book examines the contest over meaning that is being waged by social movements, political parties, churches and other social actors. Abortion is a critical battleground for debates over social values in both countries, but the constitutional premises on which arguments rest differ, as do the strategies that movements and parties adopt and the opportunities for influence that are open to them. By examining how these debates are conducted and by whom in light of the normative claims made by democratic theorists, the book also offers a means of judging how well either country lives up to the ideals of democratic debate in practice.--, Provided by publisher

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