Activism, Inclusion, and the Challenges of Deliberative Democracy

Activism, Inclusion, and the Challenges of Deliberative Democracy investigates the failure of deliberative democracy to acknowledge the democratic contribution of activism, offering an alternative theoretical approach that makes a key distinction between contributing to and deliberating with.

List of contents

Introduction
1 Deliberation, Power, and Institutional Design
2 Inclusion and Democracy
3 Activism and Democratic Contestation
4 The Limits of Activist Participation
5 Activism-as-Deliberation
6 Deliberative Polities
Conclusion
Notes; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Anna Drake

Summary

Activism, Inclusion, and the Challenges of Deliberative Democracy investigates the failure of deliberative democracy to acknowledge the democratic contribution of activism, offering an alternative theoretical approach that makes a key distinction between contributing to and deliberating with.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Drake
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2022
• EAN: 9780774865173
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-6517-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 152 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 452 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education