Abstract | Keywords | Export | Availability | Bookmark

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Addresses the problems with deliberative democracy – and potential solutions – in the context of empirical evidenceGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748643486','ISBN:9780748643493','ISBN:9780748643509','ISBN:9780748686506']);Deliberative Democracy is the darling of democratic theory and political theory more generally, and generates international interest. In this book a number of leading democratic theorists address the key issues that surround the theory and practice of deliberative democracy. The problems faced by deliberative democracy are outlined in the context of the available empirical evidence, solutions are surveyed, and new and innovative ideas are proposed to resolve these issues.Each chapter takes a key issue as its focus:Conflict • Inequality • Expertise • Interests • Pluralism • Citizens’ Psychological Attributes • Scale • Public Openness • The Public Sphere • MinipublicsKey FeaturesMakes a profound contribution to the development of deliberative democracy in theory and practiceWeighs in on the ongoing, and increasingly urgent, debates about the meaning, desirability and practicality of deliberative democracyThe contributors have all written widely about deliberative democracyFind Out MoreFind out more about the authors of Deliberative Democracy: view the full Notes on Contributors"

Deliberative democracy --- Representative government and representation --- Deliberative democracy. --- Representative government and representation. --- Démocratie délibérative --- Gouvernement représentatif --- Démocratie participative --- Régimes représentatifs. --- Démocratie participative. --- Discursive democracy --- Democracy --- Démocratie participative. --- Régimes représentatifs.