Political Conversation in Everyday Communicative Contexts
This article looks at forms of interaction and communicative exchanges in discussion groups composed of beneficiaries of a Brazilian income transfer program (Bolsa-Família Program) and at how these forms contribute to the deliberative process. Discussion groups are used as a method for showing h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Política & Sociedade |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/politica/article/view/7646 |
| Summary: | This article looks at forms of interaction and communicative exchanges in
discussion groups composed of beneficiaries of a Brazilian income transfer
program (Bolsa-Família Program) and at how these forms contribute to the
deliberative process. Discussion groups are used as a method for showing
how everyday conversation and political discussion are interrelated. Our
interest is not to analyze this program, but rather represents an attempt to
capture and research moments in which group participants establish their
own position relative to one another. At such moments, conversations on
everyday subjects and personal dramas shift towards attitudes that include
taking the risk of expressing dissonant opinions, explaining background
assumptions, and producing counter-narratives. Eight discussion groups
were established in two Brazilian cities in the Southeastern region: four
in Belo Horizonte (MG) and four in Campinas (SP).
Keywords: everyday conversation; political discussion; deliberative process;
discussion groups; poor women. |
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| ISSN: | 1677-4140 2175-7984 |