Deliberative Mini-Publics: Practices, Promises, Pitfalls (Ecpr Studies in European Political Science)

Type

Book

Authors

Kimmo Grönlund

ISBN 10

1907301321

ISBN 13

9781907301322

Tags

Political, Democracy, History & Theory, General, Civics & Citizenship, Philosophy, Political History, Political Ideologies

Description

This book takes stock of the wide range of practices of deliberative mini-publics. More concretely, it takes an informed look at preconditions, processes, and outcomes. Furthermore, it provides a critical assessment of the experience with mini-publics, in particular (the lack of) policy-impact. The book brings together leading scholars in the field, most notably James S. Fishkin and Mark E. Warren. It speaks to students and scholars with an interest in democracy and democratic innovations. This is the first comprehensive account of the booming practice of deliberative mini-publics. Not only does it provide the reader with a systematic review of the variety of mini-publics, it also discusses their weaknesses and makes recommendations on how to make mini-publics a viable component of democracy. - from Amzon

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