Crises como um tipo de política:
o papel ritual da mídia na democracia deliberativa global

Gustavo Steinberg

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Abstract

The role of mass media in exceptional moments of attentiveness to political matters by ordinary citizens, like in times of crisis, can show that deliberative democracy and elite democracy theories are complementary explanations of political processes. In other words, deliberative and elite democracies are not necessarily opposite concepts, as argued by advocates on both sides. In order to achieve such an understanding, this paper deconstructs deliberative and elite democracy theories, focusing on the discussions between Richard Posner on the elite side and James Fishkin on the deliberative side. This deconstruction allows for a reconstruction of the ritual role of media (Couldry) in a world risk society (Beck) and the proposal of a new format for deliberation through mass media on a global level.