Deliberative democracy
edited by Jon Elster
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; Cambridge University Press, 1998.
ISBN: 0521596963
DDC: 321.8
LCC: JC423
Edition: (pbk.)
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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