Deliberative democracy, deliberative polls and citizens' juries
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Damien French, 'Deliberative democracy, deliberative polls and citizens' juries', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2009, pp 457Download Item:
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Abstract:
This thesis contains a critical analysis of deliberative democracy. I present
the normative arguments for the theory in the context of a discussion of how
to explicate democracy more generally, and I assess these arguments
throughout the thesis. I defend a Habermasian interpretation of the
deliberative ideal, and I argue that we should conceive of deliberative
democracy in participatory, dialogical, and adversarial terms. I discuss the
implications of acute moral disagreement and the necessarily mediated nature
of much deliberative exchange.
Author: French, Damien
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Hyland, EddieQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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