The Foundations of Deliberative Democracy: Empirical Research and Normative Implications

by Jürg Steiner

Book Overview

Deliberative democracy is now an influential approach to the study of democracy and political behaviour. Its key proposition is that, in politics, it is not only power that counts, but good discussions and arguments too. This book examines the interplay between the normative and empirical aspects of the deliberative model of democracy. J rg Steiner presents the main normative controversies in the literature on deliberation, including self-interest,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0602312027
• ISBN13: 9781107625013
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"