Synopses & Reviews
This book offers a complete rethink of the institutional limits and possibilities of deliberative democracy and legitimacy. Examining several unresolved problems at the core of deliberative democratic theory, this volume will be vital reading for deliberative democratic theorists and public policy makers.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Deliberative Democracy and Legitimacy
2. Legitimacy Reconsidered: Theoretical Solutions
3. Health Politics and Deliberative Techniques
4. Representation and Representativeness
5. Deliberation as Drama: The Effects of Publicity
6. Reason and Persuasion
7. The Institutions of a Legitimate Deliberative Democracy
8. Questions and Conclusions
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