Deliberative Democracy - Couverture souple

O'Flynn, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1509523464 ISBN 13 : 9781509523467

Editeur : Polity Press, 2021

Synopsis

Today, deliberative democracy is the most widely discussed theory of democracy. Its proponents argue that important decisions of law and policy should ideally turn not on the force of numbers but on the force of the better argument. However, it continues to strike some as little more than wishful thinking.

In this new book, Ian O'Flynn examines how the concept has developed over recent decades, the family disagreements which have emerged, and the criticisms that have been levelled at it. Grappling with the familiar charge that ordinary people lack the motivation and capacity for meaningful deliberation, O'Flynn considers the example of deliberative polls and citizens' assemblies and critically assesses how such forums can fit within a broader democratic system. He then considers the implications of deliberative democracy for multicultural and multi-ethnic societies before turning to the prospects for the most ambitious deliberative project of all: global deliberative democracy.

This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of democratic theory, as well as anyone who is curious about the prospects for more rational decision-making in an age of populist passion.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ian O'Flynn is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Newcastle.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509523464
• ISBN 13: 9781509523467
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
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• Personne responsable: non disponible