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9781405100434

Debating Deliberative Democracy

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  • Edition: 1st
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  • Copyright: 2003-02-28
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Debating Deliberative Democracy explores the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements. Investigates the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements. Includes focus on institutions and makes reference to empirical work. Engages a debate that cuts across political science, philosophy, the law and other disciplines.

Author Biography

James S. Fishkin holds the Patterson-Banister Chair at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is Professor of Government, Law, and Philosophy. His publications include Democracy and Deliberation (1991), The Dialogue of Justice (1992), and The Voice of the People (1995).


Peter Laslett (1915–2001) was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. His publications include The World We Have Lost (1984) and A Fresh Map of Life (1989).

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors vii
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1(6)
Deliberation Day
7(24)
Bruce Ackerman
James S. Fishkin
Deliberative Democracy Beyond Process
31(23)
Amy Gutmann
Dennis Thompson
Democratic Deliberation Within
54(26)
Robert E. Goodin
The Law of Group Polarization
80(22)
Cass R. Sunstein
Activist Challenges to Deliberative Democracy
102(19)
Iris Marion Young
Optimal Deliberation?
121(17)
Ian Shapiro
Deliberative Democracy, the Discursive Dilemma, and Republican Theory
138(25)
Philip Pettit
Street-level Epistemology and Democratic Participation
163(19)
Russell Hardin
Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice
182(18)
David Miller
Deliberation Between Institutions
200(12)
Jeffrey K. Tulis
Environmental Ethics and the Obsolescence of Existing Political Institutions
212(13)
Peter Laslett
Index 225

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