Innovating Democracy - Democratic Theory and Practice After the Deliberative Turn

Zusatztext This book will be of great interest for those who are already familiar with deliberative democracy and it could also serve as an excellent starting point for those looking for a concise and clear introduction to this topic. Informationen zum Autor Robert Goodin has previously taught in the Government Department at the University of Essex. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, founding editor of The Journal of Political Philosophy and general editor of the series Oxford Handbooks of Political Science. His work straddles democratic theory (Reflective Democracy, OUP 2003; Innovating Democracy, OUP 2008), empirical welfare-state studies (The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, CUP 1999; Discretionary Time, CUP 2008) and theoretical reflections on public policy (Social Welfare as an Individual Responsibility, CUP 1998; What's Wrong with Terrorism? Polity 2006). He is Distinguished Professor of Social and Political Theory and Philosophy in the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University. Klappentext Revisioning macro-democratic processes in light of the processes and promise of micro-deliberation! Innovating Democracy provides an integrated perspective on democratic theory and practice after the deliberative turn. Zusammenfassung Revisioning macro-democratic processes in light of the processes and promise of micro-deliberation, Innovating Democracy provides an integrated perspective on democratic theory and practice after the deliberative turn. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction Micro-deliberation 2: Making Use of Mini-publics 3: When Does Deliberation Begin? 4: Talking Politics: Perils and Promises 5: How Talk Informs 6: First Talk, Then Vote Macro-democracy 7: Who Counts? 8: Modes of Democratic Accountability 9: Sequencing Deliberative Moments 10: The Place of Parties 11: Democratic Mandates 12: Representing Diversity 13: Conclusion ...

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• Authors: Robert E. Goodin, Robert E. (Distinguished Professor of Social & Political Theory and Philosophy Goodin, Goodin Robert E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2012
• EAN: 9780199650552
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965055-2
• No. of pages: 326
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Political structures / systems: democracy