Full Description
The book makes a unique empirical contribution to the field of democratic theory and practice by revealing how decision-makers evaluate deliberative innovations involving ordinary citizens, and the value they place on them in the decision-making process. This approach contributes to the identification of opportunities to better conceptualise innovations in the future, to make them more effective and more suitable for the system of representative institutions.
Contents
Introduction
1 Asymmetric Power Balance under Democratic Conditions
1 Democracy in Crisis
2 Democracy as an End or a Means to an End?
3 Components of Democracy [Definitione]
3.1 Democratic Rift between Theory and Practice
3.2 The Edges of Democracy: demos
3.3 Democracy as Power
3.4 Democracy as a Complex of Institutions Created in the Historical Process
3.5 Procedure: Minimalist Conceptions of Democracy
3.6 Democracy as Conflict Resolution without Bloodshed
3.7 Axiological Dimension of Democracy
3.8 Temporal Delimitation of Democracy and Rational Instability
3.9 Responsiveness as a Characteristic of Democracy
3.10 Potential for the Spread of Democratic Practices and Institutions
4 Bottom Line: How to Democratically Promote Mutability in Power Relations?
2 Deliberative Democracy as Promoting Mutability in Power Relations
1 Deliberative Democracy as a More Democratic Democracy?
2 Political Involvement: Mass Participation vs. Structured Deliberation
3 Deliberative Ideals from the Perspective of Decision-Makers - A Case Study
3.1 When and Why Do Decision-Makers Reach for Small Deliberative Forums? Evidence from Poland
3.2 What Place and Role Was Assigned to ca in the Decision-Making Process? Evidence from Poland
3.3 'Pure Profit': The ca Proposals as an Important Contribution to Public Policy Making. Evidence from Poland
3.4 Conclusions: Empirical Findings in the Context of Existing Evidence
4 Bottom Line: Participation in Decision-Making Processes without Power-Sharing
3 'The Rebuilding a Ship at Sea' that Is Institutional Change
1 Institutions to Guard Democracy
2 The Role of Deliberative Mini-publics in the Democratic Institutional System
2.1 Integration of dmp s with Formal Institutions of Power. Evidence from Poland
2.2 dmp s as an Ad Hoc or Cyclical Approach? Evidence from Poland
2.3 The Role of the dmp in the Decision-Making System. Evidence from Poland
2.4 Conclusions: Empirical Findings in the Context of Existing Evidence
3 Bottom Line: The Integration Potential of dmp s
Conclusion
Index
