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 …

A significant shortcoming in contemporary deliberative systems is that citizens are
disconnected from various elite sites of public deliberation. This article explores the concept …

Innovative forums that integrate citizen deliberation into policy making are revitalizing
democracy in many places around the world. Yet controversy abounds over whether these …

In today's liberal democracies, does the political process focus on the people, or on the
political leaders representing them? In 'Toward Leader Democracy', Jan Pakulski and …

Oral Democracy studies citizens' voices in civic and political deliberations in India's gram
sabhas (village assemblies), the largest deliberative institution in human history. It analyses …

Two crucial distinctions regarding political competence must be made. First, the mere
probability that you will make a morally right decision (reliability) is distinct from your ability …

In this article, we argue that the C ultural T heory pioneered by M ary D ouglas can help
resolve two pressing issues in the study and practice of public deliberation. The first of these …

This book articulates a path for a renewed conception of-and commitment to-the public
dimensions of schooling. It is an interdisciplinary book of philosophy and politics, written for …

Academics and policymakers often argue that global health policy greatly affects and
influences national health systems because these policies transfer and implant 'best …

Democracy and Leadership: On Pragmatism and Virtue presents a theory of leadership
drawing on insights from Plato's Republic, while abandoning his authoritarianism in favor of …