Deliberative democracy : essays on reason and politics /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1997. |
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| Description: | xxx, 447 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2896212 |
| Summary: | Ideals of democratic participation and rational self-government have long informed modern political theory. As a recent elaboration of these ideals, the concept of deliberative democracy is based on the principle that legitimate democracy issues from the public deliberation of citizens. This concept has spawned investigations along a number of lines. Areas of inquiry include: 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xxx, 447 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0262024349 0262522411 (pbk.) |