This paper examines the articulation of Canadian civic culture from below. Focusing on digitally mediated grassroots mobilizations, it asks how citizens construct and discursively deploy voice and listening as civic values. The paper draws from three empirical cases: the 2014 mobilization of parents during the teachers’ strike in British Columbia; the 2015 citizen mobilizations in support of Syrian refugees; and the 2016 sit‐in protest outside the Toronto Police headquarters. Citizens participating in these initiatives were keen to “speak up,” establishing voice as a civic value. Yet, this is not accompanied by equal attention to the role of listening. This invites simplistic takes to citizen participation, leaving it vulnerable to populist hijackings.

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社交媒体中的声音和听力促进了激进主义者的集体

本文从下面考察了加拿大公民文化的表达方式。它着重于数字化基层动员，它询问公民如何建构和话语权地将声音和聆听作为公民价值观。本文来自三个经验案例：2014年在不列颠哥伦比亚省的教师罢工期间动员了父母；2015年为支持叙利亚难民而动员的公民；以及2016年在多伦多警察总部外的静坐抗议。参与这些计划的公民渴望“大声疾呼”，将声音确立为一种公民价值。但是，这并不会伴随着对聆听角色的同等关注。这招致了公民参与的简单化，使其容易受到民粹劫持的影响。