Liberal democracy is coming under increasing pressure. Not only trust in political institutions, but also trust in political personnel is declining. This raises the question of how public address can still be successful today. In this essay, Astrid Séville und Julian Müller scrutinize contemporary political forms of talk. They focus not on the radical fringes but on renegotiations of the politically established, bourgeois, democratic.

Liberal democracy is under pressure. Citizens are questioning the legitimacy of institutions and decisions and, thanks to social media, are more audible and visible than ever. People in the public sphere receive rapid, sometimes brutal feedback. This raises the question of how public address and advocacy can succeed today. How can convictions be explained? How can one speak with persuasion? Astrid Séville und Julian Müller scrutinize contemporary political forms of talk. They focus not on the radical fringes but on renegotiations of the politically established, bourgeois, democratic.

Autorentext
Geboren 1980; Studium der Soziologie, Philosophie und Psychologie in Tübingen und München; Promotion an der LMU München; u.a. Gastprofessur in Graz und Vertretungsprofessur in Marburg; derzeit Gastprofessor an der Staatswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg.

Inhalt

1. Neue kommunikative Unübersichtlichkeit
   
   2. Staatstragende Flapsigkeit
   3. Universale Subjektivität
   4. Erweckter Liberalismus
   5. Idealistischer Konkretismus
   6. Erlebendes Handeln
   7. Exzentrische Konventionalität
   8. Pastorale Agonalität
   9. Geschwätziger Rückzug