Deliberative democracy and beyond : liberals, critics, contestations / John S. Dryzek.
"Deliberative Democracy and Beyond examines the deliberative turn in democratic theory, which argues that the essence of democratic legitimacy is to be found in authentic deliberations on the part of those affected by a collective decision." "Drawing a distinction between liberal cons...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
|
| Series: | Oxford political theory.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Deliberative Democracy and Beyond examines the deliberative turn in democratic theory, which argues that the essence of democratic legitimacy is to be found in authentic deliberations on the part of those affected by a collective decision." "Drawing a distinction between liberal constitutionalist deliberative democracy and discursive democracy, the author criticizes the former and advocates the latter. He argues that a defensible theory of democracy should be critical of established power, pluralistic, reflexive in its questioning orientation to established traditions, transnational in its capacity to extend across state boundaries, ecological, and dynamic in its openness to everchanging constraints upon and opportunities for democratization. Dryzek's reinvigorated approach enables deliberative democracy to respond more effectively to the criticisms that have been leveled against it."--Jacket. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | vii, 195 pages ; 24 cm. Also available on the Internet to subscribing institutions. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198295073 9780198295075 019925043X 9780199250431 |