Speech and democracy : the Tutu's Mbeki's exchange
Date
2009
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Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology
Abstract
The paper is motivated by a sharp exchange of words between Thabo Mbeki, the South African President and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the former Chair of the
Truth and Reconciliation Committee which ended in a communicative crisis. Given the premise of Democracy which is based on the freedom of opinion that is reflected through open criticism and debates, this paper studies the power of words in the course of public delivery. The paper examines specific theories of verbal
communication and provides a theoretical framework of communicative public discourse which is a crucial factor in securing the essence of Democracy.
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CITATION: Gitay, Y. 2009. Speech and democracy : the Tutu's Mbeki's exchange. Scriptura, 100:129-143, doi:10.7833/100-0-661.
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Debates and debating, Democracy -- South Africa
Citation
Gitay, Y. 2009. Speech and democracy : the Tutu's Mbeki's exchange. Scriptura, 100:129-143, doi:10.7833/100-0-661