Debating Deliberative Democracy
Copyright © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Editor(s): James S. Fishkin, Peter Laslett
Published Online: 25 FEB 2008
Print ISBN: 9781405100427
Online ISBN: 9780470690734
DOI: 10.1002/9780470690734
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Debating Deliberative Democracy explores the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements.
- Investigates the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements.
- Includes focus on institutions and makes reference to empirical work.
- Engages a debate that cuts across political science, philosophy, the law and other disciplines.
