Deliberative Democracy: Theoretical and Political

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 marking a new development in liberal democratic thought. Prominent liberal thinkers such as Rawls, Giddens, and Habermas are active advocates of deliberative democracy. The "Deliberative Democracy Translation Series" selects representative works by liberal scholars on deliberative democracy research, to a significant extent reflecting the intellectual origins, key figures, main viewpoints, major 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 liberal political thought. 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 defects and shortcomings. This book is a collection of academic papers by Western scholars, including articles by renowned scholars such as Habermas, Rawls, and Cohen on deliberative democracy. It is structured around their fundamental viewpoints and new debates, exploring conceptual, substantive, and theoretical issues related to deliberative democracy, and reflecting the rich fruits of thinking about democracy through deliberative ideals.