The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy
Edited by Andre Bächtiger, John S. Dryzek, Jane Mansbridge, and Mark Warren
Abstract
Deliberative democracy has been the main game in contemporary political theory for two decades and has grown enormously in size and importance in political science and many other disciplines, and in political practice. The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy takes stock of deliberative democracy as a research field, as well as exploring and creating links with multiple disciplines and policy practice around the globe. It provides a concise history of deliberative ideals in political thought while also discussing their philosophical origins. It locates deliberation in a political system with different spaces, publics, and venues, including parliament and courts but also governance networks, protests, mini-publics, old and new media, and everyday talk. It documents the intersections of deliberative ideals with contemporary political theory, involving epistemology, representation, constitutionalism, justice, and multiculturalism. It explores the intersections of deliberative democracy with major research fields in the social sciences and law, including social and rational choice theory, communications, psychology, sociology, international relations, framing approaches, policy analysis, planning, democratization, and methodology. It engages with practical applications, mapping deliberation as a reform movement and as a device for conflict resolution. It documents the practice and study of deliberative democracy around the world, in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, and global governance. And it provides reflections on the field by pioneering thinkers.
Keywords:
deliberative democracy,
deliberation,
democratic innovation,
democratization,
deliberative systems,
political theory
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- Sep 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780198747369
- Published online:
- Oct 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198747369.001.0001
Editors
Andre Bächtiger,
editor
André Bächtiger Professor of Political Theory, University of Stuttgart
John S. Dryzek,
editor
John S. Dryzek Centenary Professor, ARC Laureate Fellow, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra
Jane Mansbridge,
editor
Jane Mansbridge Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Harvard University
Mark Warren,
editor
Mark E. Warren Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia
