Deliberation, participation and democracy Can the people govern? /

Political participation is falling and citizen alienation and cynicism is increasing. This volume brings together the first work of this kind by leading scholars in the US and Europe to consider the issue. Four of the leading philosophers of deliberative democracy contribute their commentaries on th...

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Group Author: Rosenberg, Shawn W
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230591080
Summary: Political participation is falling and citizen alienation and cynicism is increasing. This volume brings together the first work of this kind by leading scholars in the US and Europe to consider the issue. Four of the leading philosophers of deliberative democracy contribute their commentaries on the groundbreaking empirical research.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2007.
Carrier Form: 328 p.
ISBN: 9780230517356
9780230591080 :
0230591086 :
CLC: D52
Contents: Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Research on Deliberative Democracy-- S.W.Rosenberg PART I: EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION Who Deliberates? Discursive Participation in America-- F.L.Cook, M.D.Carpini & L.Jacobs The Democratic Potential of Civic Dialogue-- K.C.Walsh Deliberation and Agreement-- C.List Deliberation in Legislatures-- A.Bachtiger, M.Sporndli, M.Steenbergen & J.Steiner How People Deliberate about Justice-- T.Mendelberg & C.Karpowitz Types of Discourse and the Democracy of Deliberation-- S.W.Rosenberg Minipublics: Deliberative Designs and their Co