Deliberative Politics: Essays on Democracy and Disagreement (Practical and Professional Ethics Series)

Cover page; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Dedication; Introduction; Part I: Challenging The Value of Deliberative Democracy; 1: Talking as a Decision Procedure; 2: Enough of Deliberation: Politics Is about Interests and Power; 3: Diversity, Toleration, and Deliberative Democracy: Religious Minorities and Public Schooling; 4: Three Limitations of Deliberative Democracy: Identity Politics, Bad Faith, and Indeterminacy; 5: Deliberation, and What Else?; 6: Democratic Deliberation: The Problem of Implementation; 7: Mutual Respect as a Device of Exclusion.;The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism. But many questions surround this new project. What does deliberative democracy stand for? What difference would deliberative practices make in the real world of political conflict and public policy design? What is the relationship between deliberative politics and liberal constitutional arrangements?

the Banner Of Deliberative Democracy Is Attracting Increasing Numbers Of Supporters, In Both The World's Older And Newer Democracies. This Effort To Renew Democratic Politics Is Widely Seen As A Reaction To The Dominance Of Liberal Constitutionalism. But Many Questions Surround This New Project. What Does Deliberative Democracy Stand For? What Difference Would Deliberative Practices Make In The Real World Of Political Conflict And Public Policy Design? What Is The Relationship Between Deliberative Politics And Liberal Constitutional Arrangements?
the 1996 Publication Of Amy Gutmann And Dennis F. Thompsons democracy And Disagreement Was A Signal Contribution To The Ongoing Debate Over The Role Of Moral Deliberation In Democratic Politics. In deliberative Politics An All-star Cast Of Political, Legal, And Moral Commentators Seek To Criticize, extend, Or Provide Alternatives To Gutmann And Thompson's Hopeful Model Of Democratic Deliberation. The Essays Discuss The Value And Limits Of Moral Deliberation In Politics, And Take Up Practical Policy Issues Such As Abortion, Affirmative Action, And Health Care Reform. Among The Impressive Roster of Contributors Are Norman Daniels, Stanley Fish, William A. Galston, Jane Mansbridge, Cass R. Sunstein, Michael Walzer, And Iris Marion Young, And The Editor Of The Volume, Stephen Macedo. The Book Concludes With A Thoughtful Response From Gutmann And Thompson To Their Esteemed Critics.

this Fine Collection Is Essential Reading For Anyone Who Takes Seriously The Call For A More Deliberative Politics.

The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism. But many questions surround this new project. What does deliberative democracy stand for? What difference would deliberative practices make in the real world of political conflict and public policy design? What is the relationship between deliberative politics and liberal constitutional arrangements?

The 1996 publication of Amy Gutmann and Dennis F. Thompsons Democracy and Disagreement was a signal contribution to the ongoing debate over the role of moral deliberation in democratic politics. In Deliberative Politics an all-star cast of political, legal, and moral commentators seek to criticize, extend, or provide alternatives to Gutmann and Thompson's hopeful model of democratic deliberation. The essays discuss the value and limits of moral deliberation in politics, and take up practical policy issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and health care reform. Among the impressive roster of contributors are Norman Daniels, Stanley Fish, William A. Galston, Jane Mansbridge, Cass R. Sunstein, Michael Walzer, and Iris Marion Young, and the editor of the volume, Stephen Macedo. The book concludes with a thoughtful response from Gutmann and Thompson to their esteemed critics.

This fine collection is essential reading for anyone who takes seriously the call for a more deliberative politics.

Cover page Title page Copyright page Preface Contents Contributors Dedication Introduction Part I: Challenging The Value of Deliberative Democracy 1: Talking as a Decision Procedure 2: Enough of Deliberation: Politics Is about Interests and Power 3: Diversity, Toleration, and Deliberative Democracy: Religious Minorities and Public Schooling 4: Three Limitations of Deliberative Democracy: Identity Politics, Bad Faith, and Indeterminacy 5: Deliberation, and What Else? 6: Democratic Deliberation: The Problem of Implementation 7: Mutual Respect as a Device of Exclusion. 8: Deliberation: Method, Not TheoryPart II: Expanding The Limits of Deliberative Democracy 9: Agreement without Theory 10: Justice, Inclusion, and Deliberative Democracy 11: Constitutionalism and Deliberative Democracy 12: Internal Disagreements: Deliberation and Abortion 13: Law, Democracy, and Moral Disagreement: Reciprocity, Slavery, and Abortion 14: Enabling Democratic Deliberation: How Managed Care Organizations Ought to Make Decisions about Coverage for New Technologies 15: Everyday Talk in the Deliberative System Part III: Reply To The Critics 16: Democratic Disagreement. This volume is a collection of essays by notable political philosophers and legal scholars on the concept of "deliberative democracy". The theory uses an enriched process of deliberation that forces citizens to take into account the moral claims of others. It is a source of continuing astonishment for me that such a small percentage of even my soundest opinions command widespread assent.