The Rhetorical Surface of Democracy : How Deliberative Ideals Undermine Democratic Politics 9780739150641, 9780739150627

Citizens, political theorists, and politicians alike insist that political or partisan motives get in the way of real de

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The Rhetorical Surface of Democracy : How Deliberative Ideals Undermine Democratic Politics
9780739150641, 9780739150627

Illuminating a critical gap between deliberative democratic theory and its applications, this timely and important study

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Illuminating a critical gap between deliberative democratic theory and its applications, this timely and important study

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Deliberative democracy has been one of the main games in contemporary political theory for two decades, growing enormous

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This book gathers a series of studies by scholars who have dedicated these last few years to research in the field of pa

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Addresses the problems with deliberative democracy – and potential solutions – in the context of empirical evidence GBS

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Deliberative democracy is a diverse and rapidly growing field of research. But how can deliberative democracy be studied

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Deliberation, in recent years, has emerged as a form of civic engagement worth reclaiming. In this persuasive book, Sand

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In this important collection of writings, leading legal and political thinkers address a wide array of issues that confr

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