When the people speak: deliberative democracy and public consultation
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Main Author: Fishkin, James S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Acknowledgments -- Charts -- 1. Democratic aspirations -- 2. The trilemma of democratic reform -- 3. Competing visions -- 4. Making deliberative democracy practical -- 5. Making deliberation consequential -- 6. Deliberating under difficult conditions -- Appendix: Why we need only four democratic theories
All over the world democratic reforms have brought power to the people-but under conditions where the people have little opportunity to think about the power that they exercise. Do we want a democracy inspired by Madison or by Madison Avenue? A democracy animated by deliberation or by manipulation? This book examines each of the principal democratic theories and makes the case for a democracy in which the people offer informed judgments about politics or policy. It then goes on toshow how this form of democracy can be made a reality. When the People Speak describes deliberative democracy proje
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 236 pages)
ISBN:0191571024
9780191571022

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