Perhaps the most prominent philosophical concern underlying Seyla Benhabib's work is the
search for “the concrete universal.” This fundamental question is as old as philosophy itself …

A well-functioning democracy requires a degree of mutual respect and a willingness to talk
across political divides. Yet numerous studies have shown that many electorates are …

In April 2007, a research team led by M. Burgess conducted a public engagement, the BC
Biobank Deliberation, focused on the issue of biobanks. The project was motivated by an …

This essay reflects on the development of the field of deliberative democracy by discussing
twelve key findings that capture a number of resolved issues in normative theory, conceptual …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Democratic Reason Page 3 Page 4 Democratic Reason Politics,
Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many Hélène Landemore Princeton University …

Democracy has many attractive features. Among them is its tendency to track the truth, at
least under certain idealized assumptions. That basic result has been known since 1785 …

Deliberative democracy now dominates the theory, reform, and study of democracy. Working
at its cutting edges, Foundations and Frontiers of Deliberative Governance reaches from …

Good, effective and equitable governance is critical for implementing the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). To achieve the SDGs, it is essential to address the …

In normative political theory, it is widely accepted that democratic decision-making cannot be
reduced to voting alone, but that it requires reasoned and well-informed discussion by those …

We show, against skeptics, that however latent it may be in everyday life, the ability to
reason effectively about politics can readily be activated when conditions are right. We justify …