The recent wave of interest in the rhetorical tradition among political theorists can be
attributed partly to the rise of theories of deliberative democracy, which focused attention on …

Fox News, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Rush Limbaugh
Show, National Public Radio--with so many options, where do people turn for news? In …

Any study of public opinion must consider the ontological status of the public being
represented. In this review, we outline several empirical problems in current public opinion …

Communication aimed at promoting civic engagement may become problematic when
citizen roles undergo historic changes. In the current era, younger generations are …

Volunteering improves inner character, builds community, cures poverty, and prevents
crime. We've all heard this kind of empowerment talk from nonprofit and government …

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The sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent
memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis crackling across journals, the …

While the newspaper op-ed page, the Sunday morning political talk shows on television,
and the evening cable-news television lineup have an obvious and growing influence in …

Knowledge drives the growth of nations and regions in a competitive space‐economy.
Hence, we would expect a strong correlation between investments in R&D, knowledge and …

There is an elaborate and often invisible carnival that emerges alongside presidential
campaigns as innumerable activist groups attempt to press their issues into mainstream …