Deliberative Democracy and Beyond: Liberals, Critics, Contestations
John S. Dryzek
Abstract
Deliberative Democracy and Beyond takes a critical tour through recent democratic theory, beginning with the deliberative turn that occurred around 1990. The essence of this turn is that democratic legitimacy is to be found in authentic deliberation among those affected by a collective decision. While the deliberative turn was initially a challenge to established institutions and models of democracy, it was soon assimilated by these same institutions and models. Drawing a distinction between liberal constitutionalism and discursive democracy, the author criticizes the former and a ... More
Keywords: constitutionalism, deliberation, deliberative democracy, democratic theory, democratization, discursive democracy, legitimacy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2002 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199250431 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003 | DOI:10.1093/019925043X.001.0001 |
