When the people speak : deliberative democracy and public consultation

When the people speak : deliberative democracy and public consultation / James S. Fishkin.

All over the world democratic reforms have brought power to the people-but under conditions where the people have little opportunity to think about the power that they exercise. Do we want a democracy inspired by Madison or by Madison Avenue? A democracy animated by deliberation or by manipulation?...

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Main Author: Fishkin, James S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Deliberative democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Deliberative democracy
Demokrati.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:All over the world democratic reforms have brought power to the people-but under conditions where the people have little opportunity to think about the power that they exercise. Do we want a democracy inspired by Madison or by Madison Avenue? A democracy animated by deliberation or by manipulation? This book examines each of the principal democratic theories and makes the case for a democracy in which the people offer informed judgments about politics or policy. It then goes on toshow how this form of democracy can be made a reality. When the People Speak describes deliberative democracy proje.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 236 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0191571024
9780191571022
1282354698
9781282354692
9786612354694
6612354690
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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