What is it about?

Language and interactions create norms not only in them but in the public sphere. We discuss how irony encodes norms for public participation.

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Why is it important?

Public discussion and deliberations are central to democratic life, and understanding their norms and how they really happen is the bedrock of current democracies.

Perspectives

Pragmatic, conversation analysis and ethnomethodology.

Gonen Dori-Hacohen

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This page is a summary of: Negotiating Norms of Discussion in the Public Arena: The Use of Irony in Israeli Political Radio Phone-In Programs, Journal of Communication, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12186.
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