Bibliography: BIB27048

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB27048
reference type	Journal Article
title	Identity, Discourse, and Policy : Reconstructing the Public Sphere
journal	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
author	Weinberg, Matthew
authority control	Matthew Weinberg
year	2011
date	March–December 2011
issue	1-4
volume	21
abstract	It is through interchange that individuals and communities are able to define their identities and their long-term goals. In this sense, human life has a "fundamentally dialogical character." New models of social transformation will emerge only from a change in consciousness about who we are, how we regard others who enter our ambit - no matter how near or distant - and how we collectively design the structures and processes of social life, whether local or global. Giving full considereation to the multiple dimenstions of human experience in public discourse gives rise to new social meanings and expands policy dialogues beyond narrow conceptual boundaries.
language	English
keywords	POLICY; SOCIAL LIFE; TRANSFORMATION; DISCOURSE
pages	73–98