Deliberative Democracy (On Rationality and Politics)

Author: (USA) Bowman, (USA) Reggie, Editors; translated by Chen Jiagang et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Deliberative democracy is a new form of democratic theory and practice that emerged in Western countries in the late 20th century, representing a certain transcendence of traditional representative democracy and embodying a new development in two-party democracy. Leading figures in two-party intellectual circles such as Rawls, Giddens, and Habermas are active advocates of deliberative democracy. "The Deliberative Democracy Translation Series" selects representative works by two-party scholars on deliberative democracy research, to a significant extent reflecting the intellectual origins, key figures, main viewpoints, important debates, and practical foundations of contemporary Western deliberative democracy theory. It aims to provide foundational literature for domestic readers to understand and study contemporary Western democratic politics. This book is one of the series, offering a comprehensive and systematic introduction to deliberative democracy theory. It fully elucidates the concepts and processes of deliberative democracy while also addressing its flaws and shortcomings. This book is a collection of academic papers by Western scholars, featuring articles by renowned scholars in contemporary Western academia such as Habermas, Rawls, and Cohen on deliberative democracy. Structured around their fundamental viewpoints and new debates, it explores conceptual, substantive, and theoretical issues related to deliberative democracy, reflecting the rich achievements of thinking about democracy through the lens of deliberation.