The Connection and Constraint of Gallows Humor in Deliberation

• In Event: Conflict and Cooperation in Environmental Governance

Brief Overview

Focusing on a two-day deliberative forum on environmental issues, we explore how the use of gallows humor in deliberation both helps and hinders discussion by creating shared political identity but limiting the discussion of proposed actions.

Authors

• Chris Anderson, University of Oklahoma

• Justin Reedy, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

• Matthew Nowlin, College of Charleston