In spite of the global diffusion of democracy and a general
commitment to democratic values, there is a widespread alienation
from the political process in advanced democracies. Deliberative
democracy has received much attention in recent years as a possible
solution to this malaise. Its promise of a more engaged and
collective form of politics has drawn the interest of policy makers
and political philosophers - generating new avenues of thought in
contemporary democratic theory as well as heated debates about its
utility in practice. This book provides an ideal starting point in
understanding the core concepts of deliberative democracy. It is
the first text to offer a systematic introduction to the theories
and debates in the field and to combine this with a detailed
critique of both the theory and the practice of deliberative
democracy. It examines the core values of deliberative democrats
and evaluates the implementation of deliberative practices at the
local, national and global level - considering, along the way, how
far it is possible to introduce meaningful deliberative reform in
existing democracies. Giving readers a state-of-the-art account of
the field, this book addresses fundamental questions about
deliberative democracy and also charts the future directions for
contemporary democratic thought.
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