A Crisis of Civility? : Political Discourse and its Discontents (Hardcover)

1. Introduction

2. The Patron Saint of Civility? Benjamin Franklin and the Problems of Civil Discourse Steven Bullock

PART I Civility in a Polarized Political World

3. Attitudes Toward Civility and Violence by Protesters in the United States Michael Heaney

4. Partisan Attitudes toward Muslim Americans as Evidence of Polarized Worldviews: Implications for Civil Disagreement J. Cherie Strachan

5. A Rhetorical Analysis of Incivility during the 2016 Presidential Campaigns Joseph Zompetti

PART II Civility in Mediated and Online Contexts

6. Gender, Power, and Politics on Twitter Sarah Sobieraj

7. Aggressive Campaign Strategy Frames and the Fostering of Perceptions of Political Incivility Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, Lindsay Hoffman, and Danielle Roth

8. Signaling Incivility: The Role of Speaker, Substance and Tone Emily Sydnor

9. Crises and Civility: Twitter Discourse after School Shootings Deana A. Rohlinger and Cynthia Williams

10. Evaluations of Uncivil Discourse Online: Reactions to Different Types of Incivility Kate Kenski

PART III Civility, Citizenship, and Deliberation

11. Democratic Deliberation as the Implicit Goal of Civility Reforms John Gastil

12. Enabling Civil Discourse: Creating Civic Space and Resources for Democratic Discussion Timothy Shaffer

13. Incivility from a Citizen Perspective Ashley Muddiman

14. Partisanship, Polarization and Incivility: A Conceptual Guide for Research Anthony Laden

CONCLUSION: Reflections

15. TITLE TO COME Deborah Mower

16. TITLE TO COME Molly Flynn