{"product_id":"shaping-abortion-discourse-democracy-and-the-public-sphere-in-germany-and-the-united-states-hardback-9780521790451","title":"Shaping Abortion Discourse; Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States (Hardback) 9780521790451","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShaping Abortion Discourse\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDemocracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book compares the political process and role of the media using controversy over abortion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMyra Marx Ferree (Author), William Anthony Gamson (Author), Jürgen Gerhards (Author), Dieter Rucht (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521790451, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 September 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e372 pages, 24 b\/w illus.  14 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I recommend Shaping Abortion Discourse to others interested in finding new ways to question our assumptions about the role the media plays in democratic public life.' Mobilization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUsing 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTables and figures\u003cbr\u003e Foreword Friedhelm Neidhardt\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Two related stories\u003cbr\u003e 2. Historical context\u003cbr\u003e 3. Methods\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Major Outcomes: 4. The discursive opportunity structure\u003cbr\u003e 5. Standing\u003cbr\u003e 6. Framing\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Representing Different Constituencies: 7. Representing women's claims\u003cbr\u003e 8. Representing religious claims\u003cbr\u003e 9. Representing the tradition of the left\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Quality of Abortion Discourse: 10. Normative criteria for the public sphere\u003cbr\u003e 11. Measuring the quality of discourse\u003cbr\u003e 12. Metatalk\u003cbr\u003e 13. Lessons for democracy and the public sphere\u003cbr\u003e Methodological appendix\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265086312728,"sku":"9780521790451","price":41.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521793841.jpg?v=1692019337","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/shaping-abortion-discourse-democracy-and-the-public-sphere-in-germany-and-the-united-states-hardback-9780521790451","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}