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Deliberative democracy now : LGBT equality and the emergence of large-scale deliberative systems / Edwina Barvosa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barvosa, Edwina, author.
- Series:
- Theories of Institutional Design.
- Theories of institutional design
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deliberative democracy--United States.
- Deliberative democracy.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- Sexual minorities--Civil rights--United States.
- Sexual minorities.
- LGBTQ+ civil rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- While millions feel politically marginalized, there is evidence that democracy is evolving into a conversation-based, public-centered practice called deliberative democracy. In this new form of democracy, public discussion, conscious reflection, and collective choice drive democratic governance and have the power to override democratic dysfunction. Illustrating this emerging possibility with examples from 28 years of US public engagement on LGBT equality, this book offers a practical model for the growth of deliberative democracy in which everyone can take part. It identifies the necessary social catalysts, the role of social networks and technology, and key pathways to addressing unconscious bias, hidden fears, and identity based polarization as they were overcome in the LGBT case. It demonstrates how each person can gain voice and influence in a deliberative democracy in which people once again become the true source of political power. This book will interest anyone who cares about the future of democracy.
- Contents:
- Introduction : deliberative systems and the problem of scale
- Theoretical overview : deliberative systems at work
- Catalysts of a deliberative system
- Social networks in deliberative system growth and implementation power
- Overcoming cognitive obstacles : implicit bias, identity threats and fear
- Hidden quandaries and implications for deliberative democracy
- Conclusion : large-scale deliberative democracy: possible if chosen.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jun 2018).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-108-65457-6
- 1-108-68807-1
- 1-108-69269-9
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