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Book SynopsisFeatures a number of leading democratic theorists who address the key issues that surround the theory and practice of deliberative democracy. In this book, each chapter takes a key issue as its focus, looking at issues such as conflict, inequality, pluralism, participation and the public sphere.
Table of ContentsTables and Figures; Preface; Details of the Editors and the Contributors; Introduction: Issues and Cases in Deliberative Democracy, Stephen Elstub and Peter McLaverty; 1. Conflict and Deliberative Democracy, Georgina Blakeley; 2. Inequality and Deliberative Democracy, Peter McLaverty; 3. Expertise and Deliberative Democracy, Mark Brown; 4. Interest, Public Policy and Deliberation, Darren R. Halpin and Juraj Cintula; 5. Pluralism and Deliberative Democracy, Manlio Cinalli and Ian O'Flynn; 6. Citizen Competence and the Psychology of Deliberation, Shawn W. Rosenberg; 7. 'Scaling Up' Deliberation, Andre Bachtiger and Alda Wegmann; 8. Deliberative Democracy and Public Openness, Jurg Steiner; 9. The Public Sphere as a Site of Deliberation: An analysis of Problems of Inclusion, Maija Setala; 10. Mini-publics: Issues and Cases, Stephen Elstub; Conclusion: The Future of Deliberative Democracy, Stephen Elstub and Peter McLaverty; References; Index.
