Deliberative democracy in practice / edited by David Kahane ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kahane, David J. (David Joshua), 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deliberative democracy.

Physical Description:

vi, 257 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deliberative democracy is a dominant paradigm in normative political philosophy. Deliberative democrats want politics to be more than a clash of contending interests, and believe that political decisions should emerge from reasoned dialogue among citizens. But can these ideals be realized in complex and unjust societies? Deliberative Democracy in Practice brings together leading scholars who explore debates in deliberative democratic theory in four areas of practice: education, constitutions and state boundaries, indigenous-settler relations, and citizen participation and public consultation. They address issues such as whether the desire to rear deliberative citizens can be reconciled with the freedom of parents to raise their children in their own belief systems, and whether real-world designs for citizen participation and consultation live up to the norms of deliberative democracy. This dynamic volume casts new light on the strengths and limitations of deliberative democratic theory, offering guidance to policy makers and to students and scholars interested in democratic justice.

Contents:

Conceptions of the good: challenging the premises of deliberative democracy / Micheline Milot

Religious belief, religious schooling, and the demands of reciprocity / Harry Brighouse

Religious education and democratic character / Paul Weithman

Open versus closed constitutional negotiation / Simone Chambers

Is democracy a means to global justice? / James Bohman

Deliberative democracy and the politics of reconciliation / Duncan Ivison

Resisting culutre: Seyla Benhabib's deliberative approach to the politics of recognition in colonial contexts / Glen Coulthard

The implications of incommensureability for deliberative democracy / Jorge M. Valadex

Public opinion and popular will / Henry S. Richardson

Consulting the public thoughtfully: prospects for deliberative democracy / James Fishkin

The micropolitics of deliberation: beyond argumentation to recognition and justice / John Forester and David Kahane.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-243) and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-1679-1

0-7748-1678-3

OCLC:

704518145