Deliberative Democracy Now (Theories of Institutional Design)
Cambridge University Press, 6/7/2018
EAN 9781108425186, ISBN10: 1108425186
Hardcover, 272 pages, 23.5 x 15.7 x 2 cm
Language: English
While millions feel politically marginalized, there is evidence that democracy is evolving into a conversation-based, public-centered practice called deliberative democracy. In this new form of democracy, public discussion, conscious reflection, and collective choice drive democratic governance and have the power to override democratic dysfunction. Illustrating this emerging possibility with examples from 28 years of US public engagement on LGBT equality, this book offers a practical model for the growth of deliberative democracy in which everyone can take part. It identifies the necessary social catalysts, the role of social networks and technology, and key pathways to addressing unconscious bias, hidden fears, and identity based polarization as they were overcome in the LGBT case. It demonstrates how each person can gain voice and influence in a deliberative democracy in which people once again become the true source of political power. This book will interest anyone who cares about the future of democracy.
Introduction. Deliberative systems and the problem of scale
1. Theoretical overview
deliberative systems at work
2. Three catalysts of a deliberative system
3. Social networks in deliberative system growth and implementation power
4. Overcoming cognitive obstacles
implicit bias, identity threats and fear
5. Hidden quandaries and implications for deliberative democracy
Conclusion
large-scale deliberative democracy
possible if chosen.