| ID | 154145 |
| Title Proper | Can democracy be deliberative & participatory? the democratic case for political uses of mini-publics |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lafont, Cristina |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay focuses on recent proposals to confer decisional status upon deliberative mini-publics such as citizens' juries, Deliberative Polls, and citizens' assemblies. Against such proposals, I argue that inserting deliberative mini-publics into political decision-making processes would diminish the democratic legitimacy of the political system as a whole. This negative conclusion invites a question: which political uses of mini-publics would yield genuinely democratic improvements? Drawing from a participatory conception of deliberative democracy, I propose several uses of mini-publics that could enhance the democratic legitimacy of political decision-making in current societies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Daedalus Vol. 146, No.3; Summer 2017: p.85-105 |
| Journal Source | Daedalus Vol: 146 No 3 |
| Key Words | Democracy ; Deliberative ; Participatory ; Democratic Case ; Political Uses ; Mini-Publics |