The listening hermeneutic of public servants: building on the implicit
| Autor: | María Verónica Elías, Justin T. Piccorelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Public Administration Interpretative phenomenological analysis media_common.quotation_subject Corporate governance 05 social sciences Citizen journalism Deliberation 0506 political science Epistemology Deliberative democracy Politics Action (philosophy) 050602 political science & public administration Active listening Sociology 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences Applied Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior. 23:359-374 |
| ISSN: | 1532-4273 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ijotb-10-2019-0115 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of phenomenological or attuned listening and explore its implications for deliberative governance. Drawing on examples from urban planning and city administration, we make a case for listening as a hermeneutic phenomenological practice of crucial importance for public organizations.Design/methodology/approachThis research relies on interpretive phenomenology, critical reflection, and political theory. Through the examination of case studies, we show that attuned or phenomenological listening contributes to greater participatory processes in organizations and to democratic governance processes, more generally.FindingsBy enhancing both collaborative endeavors and discretionary action, phenomenological listening acknowledges the unpredictable, dynamic and political aspects of organizations. Finally, it helps transform the latter into spaces where democratic and accountable action can take place.Practical implicationsThis perspective encourages public deliberation and attentive listening for practitioners to make decisions on the spot that are sensitive to people’s needs.Originality/valueEmbodied and attuned listening fosters reflection-in-action, as well as a reasoned pathway toward public accountability and deliberative democracy. |
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