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Record Nr.

UNINA9910338038803321

Autore

Curato Nicole

Titolo

Power in Deliberative Democracy [[electronic resource] ] : Norms, Forums, Systems / / by Nicole Curato, Marit Hammond, John B. Min

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-95534-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 pages)

Collana

Political Philosophy and Public Purpose, , 2524-714X

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Political theory

Democracy

Political philosophy

Political Theory

Political Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Norms -- 3. Forums -- 4. Systems -- 5. Deliberative Democracy in Dark Times  -- 6. Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

Deliberative democracy is an embattled political project. It is accused of political naiveté for it only talks about power without taking power. Others, meanwhile, take issue with deliberative democracy’s dominance in the field of democratic theory and practice. An industry of consultants, facilitators, and experts of deliberative forums has grown over the past decades, suggesting that the field has benefited from a broken political system. This book is inspired by these accusations. It argues that deliberative democracy’s tense relationship with power is not a pathology but constitutive of deliberative practice. Deliberative democracy gains relevance when it navigates complex relations of power in modern societies, learns from its mistakes, remains epistemically humble but not politically meek. These arguments are situated in three facets of deliberative democracy—norms, forums, and systems—and concludes by applying these ideas to three of the most pressing issues in contemporary times—post-truth politics, populism, and illiberalism.