Towards a deliberative and associational democracy /

In an era where citizens of liberal democracies are becoming increasingly disillusioned, dissatisfied and disenfranchised by the dominant political institutions and decision-making processes in these polities, new ideas of how to deepen democracy, re-engage citizens and enhance decision-making legit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elstub, Stephen
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=243584
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction; Cultivating Autonomy: The Normative Core of Democracy; Deliberative Democracy and Autonomous Decision-Making; Institutionalising Deliberative Democracy through Secondary Associations; A Dualist Model of Deliberative and Associational Democracy; Democratising Secondary Associations; Avoiding the Mischief of Factionalism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.