Silence in political theory and practice

Monica Brito Vieira

doi:10.1080/13698230.2020.1796328

Silence in political theory and practice

Monica Brito Vieira

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Abstract

Western political philosophy has been dominated by the idea of speech as the locus of subjectivity constitution, individual and collective. This has led to a neglect of silence and silent forms of political being. Taken for the absence of speech acts, silence has come to stand for the want or failure of agency. This special issue reconsiders silence in relation to both speech acts and other forms of political action. Equipped with new understandings of silence, it re-assesses the role of silence and of silent agency in both democratic and authoritarian systems.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Journal	Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2020.1796328
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 23 Jul 2020

Keywords

Silence, speech, agency, citizenship, inclusion, empowerment, disablement

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