DELIBERATION, PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY: CAN THE PEOPLE GOVERN?; ED. BY SHAWN W. ROSENBERG

Political participation is falling and citizen alienation and cynicism is increasing. In response to evidence of this decline in democracy, a growing number of philosophers and political practitioners have advocated a more deliberative form of democracy. This volume brings together the first work of this kind by leading scholars in the US and Europe. The results of this work raise questions regarding the conception and practice of deliberative democracy. To address these questions, four of the leading philosophers of deliberative democracy contribute their commentaries on the groundbreaking empirical research. Political participation is falling and citizen alienation and cynicism is increasing. This volume brings together the first work of this kind by leading scholars in the US and Europe to consider the issue. Four of the leading philosophers of deliberative democracy contribute their commentaries on the groundbreaking empirical research. Political participation is falling and citizen alienation and cynicism are increasing. A growing number of philosophers and political practitioners have advocated for a more deliberative form of democracy in response to evidence of this decline in the traditional mechanisms of democracy. This volume brings together leading scholars in the US and Europe who for the first time represent the full panorama of research aspects and methods applicable to deliberative democracy as a means of political participation. The topics they investigate include general political talk, dialogue groups, jury deliberations, citizen deliberation, parliamentary discussion and public policy impacts. Four of the leading philosopher advocates of deliberative democracy then contribute their commentaries on this groundbreaking empirical research and the significant questions it raises regarding the conception and practice of deliberative democracy 9780230517356 Cover 2 Contents 7 List of Tables 9 List of Figures 10 Notes on Contributors 11 1 An Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Research on Deliberative Democracy 17 Part I: Empirical Studies of Democratic Deliberation 39 2 Who Deliberates? Discursive Participation in America 41 3 The Democratic Potential of Civic Dialogue 61 4 Deliberation and Agreement 80 5 Deliberation in Legislatures: Antecedents and Outcomes 98 6 How People Deliberate about Justice: Groups, Gender, and Decision Rules 117 7 Types of Discourse and the Democracy of Deliberation 146 8 Minipublics: Deliberative Designs and Their Consequences 175 9 Deliberation with a Purpose: Reconnecting Communities and Schools 200 Part II: Theoretical Reflections on the Empirical Research 233 10 Deliberative Democracy 235 11 Theory, Evidence, and the Tasks of Deliberation 253 12 “Deliberative Democracy” or “Democratic Deliberation”? 267 13 Institutionalizing Deliberative Democracy 288 Bibliography 305 Index 327 A 327 C 327 D 327 E 328 G 328 P 328 R 328 S 328 #,Publisher:,Palgrave,Macmillan,#,Number,Of,Pages:,352,#,Publication,Date:,2007-12-26 #,Publisher:,Palgrave Macmillan,# Number Of Pages:,352,# Publication Date:,2007-12-26 Cover......Page 2 Contents......Page 7 List of Tables......Page 9 List of Figures......Page 10 Notes on Contributors......Page 11 1 An Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Research on Deliberative Democracy......Page 17 Part I: Empirical Studies of Democratic Deliberation......Page 39 2 Who Deliberates? Discursive Participation in America......Page 41 3 The Democratic Potential of Civic Dialogue......Page 61 4 Deliberation and Agreement......Page 80 5 Deliberation in Legislatures: Antecedents and Outcomes......Page 98 6 How People Deliberate about Justice: Groups, Gender, and Decision Rules......Page 117 7 Types of Discourse and the Democracy of Deliberation......Page 146 8 Minipublics: Deliberative Designs and Their Consequences......Page 175 9 Deliberation with a Purpose: Reconnecting Communities and Schools......Page 200 Part II: Theoretical Reflections on the Empirical Research......Page 233 10 Deliberative Democracy......Page 235 11 Theory, Evidence, and the Tasks of Deliberation......Page 253 12 “Deliberative Democracy” or “Democratic Deliberation”?......Page 267 13 Institutionalizing Deliberative Democracy......Page 288 Bibliography......Page 305 D......Page 327 S......Page 328 Introduction : theoretical perspectives and empirical research on deliberative democracy / Shawn W. Rosenberg Who deliberates? : discursive participation in America / Fay Lomax Cook, Michael X. Delli Carpini and Lawrence R. Jacobs The democratic potential of civic dialogue / Kathy Cramer Walsh Deliberation and agreement / Christian List Deliberation in legislatures / Andre Bachtiger, Markus Spörndli, Marco R. Steenbergen, Jürg Steiner How people deliberate about justice : groups, gender, and decision rules / Tali Mendelberg, Christopher Karpowitz Types of discourse and the democracy of deliberation / Shawn W. Rosenberg Minipublics : deliberative designs and their consequences / Archon Fung Deliberation with a purpose : reconnecting communities and schools / M. Stephen Weatherford, Lorraine McDonnell Deliberative democracy / Joshua Cohen Theory, evidence, and the tasks of deliberation / John S. Dryzek "Deliberative democracy" or "democratic deliberation" / Jane Mansbridge Institutionalizing deliberative democracy / Mark E. Warren Raises questions regarding the conception and practice of deliberative democracy. This book addresses these questions and features four leading philosophers of deliberative democracy who contribute their commentaries on the empirical research

this Volume Brings Together The Groundbreaking Research Of Leading Scholars On Citizen Deliberation And Deliberative Democracy In Both The Us And Europe.