Deliberative Democracy between Theory and Practice

Auteur

Michael A. Neblo is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Political Science and (by courtesy) Philosophy at the Ohio State University.

Texte du rabat

This book offers a model to bridge the differences between political theorists and social scientists, focusing on deliberative practices.

Résumé
Many people agree that deliberative democracy is attractive in theory but argue that it is utterly unrealistic as a matter of practice. In this book, Michael A. Neblo develops a novel theory of deliberative democracy and then addresses each of the major practical criticisms of its workability, bridging theory and practice.

Contenu

1. Introduction: common voices; 2. Form follows function; 3. Framing the public; 4. How deliberation counts; 5. Who wants to deliberate?; 6. A few days of democracy camp; 7. Conclusion: a preface to deliberative democratic theory.