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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019945203321

Titolo

Debating deliberative democracy / / edited by James S. Fishkin and Peter Laslett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell, c2003

ISBN

9786611318659

9781281318657

1281318655

9780470793633

0470793635

9780470690734

0470690739

9780470680469

0470680466

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Philosophy, politics and society ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

FishkinJames S

LaslettPeter

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Deliberative democracy

Representative government and representation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Deliberation day / Bruce Aackerman and James S. Fishkin -- Deliberative democracy beyond process / Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson -- Deliberation within / Robert E. Goodin -- The law of group polarization / Cass R. Sunstein -- Activist challenges to deliberative democracy / Iris Marion Young -- Optimal deliberation? / Ian Shapiro -- Deliberative democracy, the discursive dilemma and republican theory / Philip Pettit -- The street level epistemology of political participation / Russell Hardin -- Deliberative democracy and social choice / David Miller -- Deliberation between institutions / Jeffrey K. Tulis.

Sommario/riassunto

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