Blessed Are the Organized

Stout, Jeffrey

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“…Nevertheless, Stout describes how practices of post-secular public reasoning not only hold power holders accountable, but generate solidarity among citizens. 63 The moments of democratic activism that Stout chronicles therefore can be read as iterations of broader lessons that actors in other contexts can use.…”

Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…66 Contra Habermas, the actors whom Stout describes promote not an impersonal democratic process, but very personal democratic experiences fuelled by passion. 67 Organizers plan intimate "one-on-one conversations, neighborhood walks, and house meetings," as well as broader assemblies of diverse constituencies. 68 All of these activities illustrate an under-resourced and under-appreciated genre of politics that Levine has called open-ended politics.…”

Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Stout alludes to this problem in his description of how a coalition can fall apart when leaders lose touch with the ethical prisms through which constituents develop their specific political concerns.) 101 One, however, can never definitively say that he or she is truly encountering the voice of the other, even when one conscientiously practices critical receptivity. 102 No method exists for determining whether a new perspective has been acquired and new truths grasped.…”

Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…105 In addition, IAF organizers periodically alter the formats of group deliberations and the rituals that are use. The organizers thereby re-arrange the implicit power structures within actual meetings and provide diverse venues through which ordinary citizens can denounce elite dominance, 106 tell stories about their lives, 107 articulate their concerns, 108 and listen to the concerns of others. Meanwhile, the organizers, by empathetically listening to citizens' stories in person, acquire a better understanding of the importance and meaning of specific concerns for a given storyteller.…”

Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Reasoning between Athens and Jerusalem

Redhead

2015

Polity

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Jürgen Habermas, in his recent work on post-secular public reasoning, attempts to craft a model of democratic deliberation in which theistic and non-theistic selves can learn from each other and develop bonds of democratic solidarity. His proposed model raises questions about the abilities of democratically oriented individuals in the twenty-first century to reflect critically upon their own cherished beliefs, to comprehend the beliefs of others, and then to engage critically with the beliefs of others during deliberations about matters of common concern. I argue that these questions are best addressed by focusing on how individuals reason from within and through (rather than independently of) the cultural and ethical forces that make the subjects what they are. The work of many grassroots organizers today illustrates this lesson.Over the past decade, a number of Western-based political theorists have urged their colleagues to open their eyes to the difficulties of distinguishing faith discourses from those of public reason. One such thinker is Jürgen Habermas. He has recently promoted what he calls a "post-secular" 1 brand of public reasoning, in which nontheistic and theistic citizens-such as those he describes as adherents of the tradition of reason that originated in Athens, and those whose theistic traditions he says originated in Jerusalem-can debate matters of common concern in a manner that allows each camp to be receptive to and learn from the ethical impulses of the other camps. Habermas hopes that such deliberations will nourish the slender bonds of democratic solidarity that democratic practices, such as his model of a global domestic politics, require.Habermas's work on post-secular public reasoning is interesting not only because he attempts to craft a model of public reasoning in which theistic and 1. Habermas uses the term "post-secular" to depict a collective "shift in consciousness in largely secularized or 'unchurched' societies that by now have come to terms with the continued existence of religious communities, and with the influence of religious voices both in the national public sphere and on the global political stage." Jürgen Habermas, "Reply to My Critics," in Habermas and Religion, ed.

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Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cultivating Solidary On the Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Reasoning between Athens and Jerusalem

Redhead

2015

Polity

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“…More recently, unions have joined various coalitions involving groups outside the labor movement, which has facilitated the development of “bridging social capital” (Johansson ; Moody ; Stout ; Voss and Sherman ; Wilson 2001). This includes the likes of direct action in the Occupy Movement (in over two dozen American cities), community organizations like the Bay Area Organizing Committee in San Francisco, the Jeremiah Group in New Orleans, and Communities Organized for Public Service in San Antonio, immigrant advocacy groups such as The National Coalition for Dignity and Amnesty out of Washington, D.C., or worker centers like the Coalition of Immokolee Workers in Florida.…”

Section: Organized Labor As Part Of Civil Societymentioning

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The Role of Organized Labor in Civil Society

Brueggemann

2014

Sociology Compass

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Organized labor has served as a valuable element of civil society. The focus of this inquiry is how the decline of organized labor contributes to the weakening of the civil sphere. I first assess how unions have historically contributed to the positive functions of civil society. I then review the various factors that have led to the deterioration of organized labor and comment on the current state of the labor movement. I conclude with a discussion of the implications in terms of civil society and market culture.

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A jurisdictional risk assessment for the whole community: A new, systematic approach to participatory decision‐making in public health emergency preparedness using the analytic hierarchy process

Ray,

Tornello,

Pickart

et al. 2023

Multi Criteria Decision Anal

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In 2018, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene piloted a novel jurisdictional risk assessment (JRA) for public health disasters using the analytic hierarchy process (2018 JRA‐AHP). This new approach offers a replicable and equitable model for consensus decision‐making that incorporates the complexities of disaster preparedness. Its main contribution to the field is to offer a practical manifestation of emergency management's Whole Community Approach. The 2018 JRA‐AHP applied this principle by expanding traditional definitions of ‘expertise’ to include lived experience of disaster and facilitating direct participation in the risk decision by a variety of individuals with diverse backgrounds, expertise and knowledge of public health disasters. This paper describes the theory, methods and results behind the JRA‐AHP. The paper also presents a critical analysis of public health disaster risk assessments; contextualizes the Whole Community Approach using models of the relationship between democratic governments and communities; and addresses the practical applications of the 2018 JRA‐AHP in NYC while exploring the potential challenges that other jurisdictions may face in attempted adaptation.

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Blessed Are the Organized

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Reasoning between Athens and Jerusalem

Reasoning between Athens and Jerusalem

The Role of Organized Labor in Civil Society

A jurisdictional risk assessment for the whole community: A new, systematic approach to participatory decision‐making in public health emergency preparedness using the analytic hierarchy process

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