Power in Deliberative Democracy

Norms, Forums, Systems
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-07053-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 276 g

Reihe: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose

Deliberative democracy is an embattled political project. It is accused of political naiveté for it only talks about power without taking power. Others, meanwhile, take issue with deliberative democracy’s dominance in the field of democratic theory and practice. An industry of consultants, facilitators, and experts of deliberative forums has grown over the past decades, suggesting that the field has benefited from a broken political system.

This book is inspired by these accusations. It argues that deliberative democracy’s tense relationship with power is not a pathology but constitutive of deliberative practice. Deliberative democracy gains relevance when it navigates complex relations of power in modern societies, learns from its mistakes, remains epistemically humble but not politically meek.  These arguments are situated in three facets of deliberative democracy—norms, forums, and systems—and concludes by applying these ideas to three of the most pressing issues in contemporary times—post-truth politics, populism, and illiberalism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Curato, Nicole

Min, John B.

Hammond, Marit

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Norms.- 3. Forums.- 4. Systems.- 5. Deliberative Democracy in Dark Times.- 6. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Nicole Curato is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra, AU.

Marit Hammond is Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, UK.

John B. Min is Philosophy Instructor (equivalent to Assistant Professor of Philosophy) in the Department of Social Sciences at the College of Southern Nevada, USA.