Deliberation, democracy, and civic forums : improving equality and publicity /

Innovative forums that integrate citizen deliberation into policy making are revitalizing democracy in many places around the world. Yet controversy abounds over whether these forums ought to be seen as authentic sources of public opinion and how they should fit with existing political institutions....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karpowitz, Christopher F., 1969- (Author)
Other Authors: Raphael, Chad, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Democratic deliberation in civic forums
  • Part I: Equality. 2. Enclave deliberation of the disempowered ; 3. Enclave deliberation about the digital divide with Allen S Hammond IV
  • Part II: Publicity. 4. Deliberative publicity ; 5. Argumentation ; 6. Transparency ; 7. Strengthening deliberative civic forums.