Democratic Deliberation in the Modern World

This volume examines the implications of prevailing epistemic and political consequences for deliberative democracy. The contributions offer an appraisal of extensive political participation on the basis of the practical rather than merely moral results.
This book was published as a special issue of Critical Review.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Deliberation between Ends and Values Paul Gunn 2. Can Deliberative Democracy Be Partisan? Russell Muirhead 3. Democracy and the Deliberative Conceit Mark Pennington 4. Rational Democracy, Deliberation, and Reality Manfred Prisching 5. When Deliberation Produces Extremism David Schkade, Cass R. Sunstein, and Reid Hastie 6. Deliberative Democracy and Political Ignorance Ilya Somin 7. An Epistemological Defense of Democracy Robert B. Talisse 8. Incommunicative Action: An Esoteric Warning about Deliberative Democracy Geoffrey M. Vaughan

About the author

Paul Gunn is lecturer in political economy at Goldsmiths, University of London. He holds a PhD from Queen Mary, University of London, and his research interests concern the implications of social complexity on institutional choice and performance.

Summary

This volume examines the implications of prevailing epistemic and political consequences for deliberative democracy. The contributions offer an appraisal of extensive political participation on the basis of the practical rather than merely moral results. This book was published as a special issue of Critical Review.

Product details

• Assisted by: Paul Gunn (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032927176
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92717-6
• No. of pages: 218
• Weight: 400 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Politics & government, Political structures: democracy, Politics and government, Political structures / systems: democracy