Deliberative Democracy

✍ Scribed by Jon Elster (editor)

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 295
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy, 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision-making. The contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanism, that is decision by discussion or deliberation. The original contributions include case studies based on historical and current instances of deliberative democracy, normative discussion of the merits of deliberation compared to other models of collective decision-making, and studies of the conditions under which it tends to improve the quality of decisions. This volume is characterized by a realistic approach to the issue of deliberative democracy. Rather than assuming that deliberative democracy is always ideal, the authors critically probe its limits and weaknesses as well as its strengths.

✦ Table of Contents

Series
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
Preface and Acknowledgment
Introduction ●Jon Elster
1. Historical Background
2. Conceptual Background
3. Defining Deliberative Democracy
4. Arguing over Arguing
5. Dynamics of Deliberation
6. Alternatives and Supplements to Deliberation
7. Case Studies
8. Some Further Questions
Notes
References
1 “Claro!”: An Essay on Discursive Machismo ●Diego Gambetta
1. Advantages of Deliberative Democracy
2. Analytical versus Indexical Knowledge
3. The Behavioral Consequences of Indexical Beliefs
4. Discursive Competition under Indexical Beliefs
5. Predictions
6. Normative Questions
Notes
References
2 Deliberation as Discussion ●James D. Fearon
1. Revealing Private Information
2. Lessening or Overcoming Bounded Rationality
3. Forcing or Encouraging a Particular Mode of Justifying Demands or Claims
4. Rendering the Ultimate Choice Legitimate in the Eyes of the Group
5. Improving the Moral or Intellectual Qualities of the Participants
6. Doing the "Right Thing," Independent of Any Consequences of Discussion
7. Conclusion
Notes
References
3 All Men Are Liars: Is Democracy Meaningless? ●Gerry Mackie
1. Introduction
2. Is Democratic Voting Meaningless?
3. Is Democratic Discussion Meaningless?
4. Is Democracy Deception?
Notes
References
4 Deliberation and Constitution Making ●Jon Elster
1. Constitutions and Constitution Making
2. The Deliberative Setting
3. Deliberation in Constituent Assemblies
4. Some Normative Conclusions
Notes
References
5 Pathologies of Deliberation ●Susan C. Stokes
1. Deliberation and Induced Preferences
2. Identities and Pseudo-identities
3. Conclusions
Notes
References
6 Deliberation and Ideological Domination ●Adam Przeworski
I
II
Ill
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
Notes
References
7 Arguing for Deliberation: Some Skeptical Considerations ●James Johnson
1. Introduction
2. What Is Wrong with Nondeliberative Procedures? Aggregation
3. Reasoned Argument
4. "Reasonable Pluralism"
5. The Force of the Better Argument
6. Arguing for Deliberation
Notes
8 Democracy and Liberty ●Joshua Cohen
1. Main Ideas
2. Reasonable Pluralism
3. Public Reasoning
4. Discussion, Deliberation, Motivation
5. Religious Liberty
6. Expressive Liberty
7. Moral Liberty
8. Community, Legitimacy, Democracy
Notes
9 Health-Health Trade-offs ●Cass R. Sunstein
1. The Problem
2. A Conceptual Map
Regulated and Ancillary Risks
"Richer Is Safer"
Why Does It Matter?
3. Incorporating Health-Health Comparisons
First Approximation
Existing Law
Incorporating Complexities
4. Courts and Existing Law
Consideration of Ancillary Risks
Refusal to Consider Ancillary Risks
5. New Institutions
Congress
Executive Branch
Notes on Deliberative Pathologies
6. Conclusion
Notes
10 Full Representation, Deliberation, and Impartiality ●Roberto Gargarella
1. Deliberation and Impartiality
2. Full Representation and Impartiality
3. Deliberation and Full Representation in the Origins of Constitutionalism
Burke's Model
The Founding Fathers9 Model
4. Achieving a Fully Representative System in Contemporary Societies
5. A Few Conclusions
Notes
References
Index