Debating Deliberative Democracy

by Editor: James Fishkin (University of Texas, Austin); Editor: Peter Laslett (Late of University of Cambridge)

• ISBN13: 9780470680469
• ISBN10: 0470680466
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Deliberation Day

Deliberative Democracy Beyond Process

Democratic Deliberation Within

The Law of Group Polarization

Activist Challenges to Deliberative Democracy

Optimal Deliberation?

Deliberative Democracy, the Discursive Dilemma and Republican Theory

Street-level Epistemology and Democratic Participation

Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice

Deliberation Between Institutions

Environmental Ethics and the Obsolescence of Existing Political Institutions

Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.