Deliberative Democracy Now: Lgbt Equality and the Emergence of Large-Scale Deliberative Systems

ISBN-13: 9781108425186 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 308 str.

Edwina Barvosa

Opis

Uses public opinion on LGBT equality to show an evolutionary shift toward deliberative democracy in which everyone has a voice.

Recenzje

'This book is well written, well argued, and theoretically informed. It adds an important contribution to the growing literature on deliberative democracy and public reason. Barvosa argues that the evolution of public thinking and policy on LGBT issues in the US over the past several decades is an instance of public reasoning / deliberative democracy at work. Scholars have been skeptical that the idea of deliberative democracy is at all plausible for large-scale democracies with deep diversity, such as the US. This book responds to those criticisms directly through a grounded, qualitative study of public deliberation over LGBT issues. In addition to examining LGBT rights discourse as an example of deliberative systems at work through law, media, the economy, etc., the author also elaborates in convincing detail on the mechanisms of such discourse. This book is not only highly original but also instructive for more work of a similar kind in the future.' Lori Watson, University of San Diego

Spis treści

Introduction. Deliberative systems and the problem of scale; 1. Theoretical overview: deliberative systems at work; 2. Three catalysts of a deliberative system; 3. Social networks in deliberative system growth and implementation power; 4. Overcoming cognitive obstacles: implicit bias, identity threats and fear; 5. Hidden quandaries and implications for deliberative democracy; Conclusion: large-scale deliberative democracy: possible if chosen.