| Description |
xi, 282 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in the theory of democracy |
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Cambridge studies in the theory of democracy.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Jon Elster -- 1. "Claro!": An Essay on Discursive Machismo / Diego Gambetta -- 2. Deliberation as Discussion / James D. Fearon -- 3. All Men Are Liars: Is Democracy Meaningless? / Gerry Mackie -- 4. Deliberation and Constitution Making / Jon Elster -- 5. Pathologies of Deliberation / Susan C. Stokes -- 6. Deliberation and Ideological Domination / Adam Przeworski -- 7. Arguing for Deliberation: Some Skeptical Considerations / James Johnson -- 8. Democracy and Liberty / Joshua Cohen -- 9. Health-Health Trade-offs / Cass R. Sunstein -- 10. Full Representation, Deliberation, and Impartiality / Roberto Gargarella |
| Summary |
It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision making. However, the contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanismdecision by discussion or deliberation. These original contributions include case studies based on historical and current instances of deliberative democracy, normative discussion of the merits of deliberation compared with other models of collective decision making, and studies of the conditions under which deliberation tends to improve the quality of decisions. This volume takes a realistic approach: rather than assuming that deliberative democracy is always ideal, the authors critically probe its limits and weaknesses as well as its strengths |
| Analysis |
Decision making |
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Democracy |
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Liberty |
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Overseas item |
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Political participation |
| Notes |
'Most of the essays in this volume were first presented at a conference at the University of Chicago in April 1995.' -Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Event |
'Most of the essays in this volume were first presented at a conference at the University of Chicago in April 1995.' - Preface |
| Subject |
Decision making -- Congresses.
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Decision making.
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Deliberative democracy.
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Democracy -- Congresses.
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Democracy.
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Representative government and representation -- Congresses.
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Representative government and representation.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Elster, Jon, 1940-
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| LC no. |
97032111 |
| ISBN |
0521592968 |
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0521596963 |
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