Books by John W. Gastil

A lively text that brings together disparate theories and research - from communication, social psychology, organizational and managerial studies, and sociology - in a way that helps students make sense of a complex body of knowledge on groups.

The act of deliberation is the act of reflecting carefully on a matter and weighing the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to a problem. This book takes a different approach to the field of political communication by viewing the concepts and research in the context of deliberative democratic theory.