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Vol. 9:3 (2019) ► pp.333–348

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Dialogue considered as a social ensemble of voices

A case in adaptation to climate change

 | University of Sherbrooke (Canada)
Published online: 29 October 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00046.let
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to use a Bakhtinian theoretical frame to analyze a dialogue episode, which is considered as a social ensemble of voices. The article starts by putting in place the disciplinary angle taken here, the action domain into which the piece is taken, which is a specific project in adaptation to climate change, a perspective that also needs to be explained. Two adjacent theoretical frames, the deliberative hybrid forum and the notion of a common pool resource, are also briefly presented. We finish by presenting and analyzing a dialogue that occurred on the phone between two persons involved in the project discussed, showing how it expresses a plurality of voices that is somehow unified by a shared practical perspective.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Starting points in practical philosophy
  • 3.Some background on climate and adaptation for the specific project discussed here
  • 4.Theoretical framework 1: Deliberative hybrid forums
  • 5.Theoretical framework 2: Dialogue and polylogue
  • 6.Case study: Recalling a dialogue on the phone
  • Notes
  • References
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