Free speech has positive dimensions of enablement and negative
dimensions of non-restraint, both of which require protection for
democracy to have substantial communicative legitimacy. In Democracy
of Expression, Andrew Kenyon explores this need for sustained plural
public speech linked with positive communicative freedom. Drawing on
sources from media studies, human rights, political theory, free
speech theory and case law, Kenyon shows how positive dimensions of
free speech could be imagined and pursued. While recognising that
democratic governments face challenges of public communication and
free speech that cannot be easily solved, Kenyon argues that
understanding the nature of these challenges (including the value of
positive free speech) at least makes possible a democracy of
expression in which society has a voice, formulates judgments, and
makes effective claims of government. In this groundbreaking work,
Kenyon not only reframes how we conceptualize free speech, but also
provides a roadmap for reform.
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Positive Free Speech and Law
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781108788052
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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