Democratic Deliberation with Sheron Fraser-Burgess

Authors

Christiane Wisehart, DePauw University
Sheron Fraser-Burgess

Document Type

Multimedia

Publication Date

10-20-2021

Abstract

Overview & Shownotes

Deliberative democracy is a school of political thought in which conversation takes on a central role. It’s different from representative democracy, which involves voting and polling, because it focuses on discussion and understanding to move forward on issues. Sheron Fraser-Burgess, professor of social foundations and multicultural education at Ball State University, explains that educators can take principles from deliberative democracy and apply them to a classroom setting. In her work, she advocates for democratic deliberation, which is a means of teaching students not only how to work through cultural differences, but also how to be better citizens in a democracy.

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Links to people and ideas mentioned in the show

1. Sheron Fraser-Burgess
   • “Deliberating through group differences in education for trust and mutual respect“
2. Deliberative democracy
3. John Dewey
4. Amy Guttman
5. Danielle Allen, Talking to Strangers
6. Hannah Arendt and desegregation
7. Womanism
   • Alice Walker, In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens
8. Ideal and non-ideal theory in political philosophy

Credits

Thanks to Evelyn Brosius for our logo. Music featured in the show:

Bundt by Blue Dot Sessions

Coulis Coulis by Blue Dot Sessions

Recommended Citation

Wisehart, Christiane and Fraser-Burgess, Sheron, "Democratic Deliberation with Sheron Fraser-Burgess" (2021). Examining Ethics Podcast. 90, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/examining-ethics/90