Deliberative Democracy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521596961)

It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision making. The contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanism, which is decision by discussion or deliberation. This volume is characterized by a realistic approach to the issue of deliberative democracy. Rather than assuming that deliberative democracy is always ideal, the authors critically probe its limits and weaknesses as well as its strengths.

Author: Jon Elster
ISBN-10: 0521596963
ISBN-13: 9780521596961
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/28/1998
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.12w x 0.74d