Debating Deliberative Democracy

JS Fishkin (Autor)

Software / Digital Media

248 Seiten

2008
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
978-0-470-69073-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

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).

Inhalt

Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Deliberation Day: Bruce Ackerman and James S. Fishkin. 2. Deliberative Democracy Beyond Process: Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. 3. Democratic Deliberation Within: Robert E. Goodin. 4. The Law of Group Polarization: Cass R. Sunstein. 5. Activist Challenges to Deliberative Democracy: Iris Marion Young. 6. Optimal Deliberation?: Ian Shapiro. 7. Deliberative Democracy, the Discursive Dilemma and Republican Theory: Philip Pettit. 8. Street-level Epistemology and Democratic Participation: Russell Hardin. 9. Deliberative Democracy and Social Choice: David Miller. 10. Deliberation Between Institutions: Jeffrey K. Tulis. 11. Environmental Ethics and the Obsolescence of Existing Political Institutions: Peter Laslett. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.2.2008
• Verlagsort: Hoboken
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 159 x 237 mm
• Gewicht: 486 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-69073-9 / 0470690739
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-69073-4 / 9780470690734
• Zustand: Neuware