Deliberative Politics: Essays on Democracy and Disagreement / Edition 1

by Stephen Macedo

Overview

The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism. But many questions surround this new project. What does deliberative democracy stand for? What difference would deliberative practices make in the real world of political conflict and public policy design? What is the relationship between deliberative politics and liberal constitutional arrangements?
The 1996 publication of Amy Gutmann and Dennis F. Thompsons Democracy and Disagreement was a signal contribution to the ongoing debate over the role of moral deliberation in democratic politics. In Deliberative Politics an all-star cast of political, legal, and moral commentators seek to criticize, extend, or provide alternatives to Gutmann and Thompson's hopeful model of democratic deliberation. The essays discuss the value and limits of moral deliberation in politics, and take up practical policy issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and health care reform. Among the impressive roster of contributors are Norman Daniels, Stanley Fish, William A. Galston, Jane Mansbridge, Cass R. Sunstein, Michael Walzer, and Iris Marion Young, and the editor of the volume, Stephen Macedo. The book concludes with a thoughtful response from Gutmann and Thompson to their esteemed critics.

This fine collection is essential reading for anyone who takes seriously the call for a more deliberative politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195131994
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/26/1999
Series:	Practical and Professional Ethics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1520L (what's this?)

About the Author

Stephen Macedo is Michael O. Sawyer Professor of Constitutional Law and Politics, Syracuse University.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Stephen MacedoPart I: The Value of Deliberative Democracy1.. Talking as a Decision Procedure?, Frederick Schauer2.. Enough Deliberation: Politics is About Interests and Power, Ian Shapiro3.. Diversity, Toleration, and Deliberative Democracy: Religious Minorities and Public Schooling, William A. Galston4.. Three Limitations of Deliberative Democracy: Identity, Politics, Bad Faith, and Indeterminacy, William H. Simon5.. Deliberation, and What Else?, Michael Walzer6.. The Problem of Implementation and the East Asian Context, Daniel A. Bell7.. Mutual Respect as a Device of Exclusion, Stanley Fish8.. Deliberation: Method Not Theory, Russell HardinPart II: The Limits of Deliberative Democracy9.. Agreement without Theory, Cass R. Sunstein10.. Justice, Inclusion, and Deliberative Democracy, Iris Marion Young11.. Constitutionalsim and Deliberative Democracy, Jack Knight12.. Internal Disagreements: Deliberation and Abortion, Alan Wertheimer13.. Law, Democracy, and Moral Disagreement: Comparing Slavery and Abortion, Robert P. George14.. Enabling Deliberative Deliberation: How Managed Care Organizations Ought to Make Decisions about Coverage for New Technologies, Norman Daniels15.. The Deliberative System and Everyday Talk, Jane MansbridgePart III: Reply to Critics, Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson