Examines the interplay between the normative and empirical aspects of the deliberative model of democracy.

Deliberative democracy puts communication and talk at the centre of democracy. This text takes a fresh look at the foundations of the field, and develops new ap

The most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy--the idea that citizens or their representatives owe each other mutual

A major new statement of deliberative theory that shows how states, even transnational systems, can be deliberatively democratic.

This volume assesses the strengths and weaknesses of deliberative democracy.