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It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision-making. The contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanism, that is decision by discussion or deliberation. The original contributions include case studies based on historical and current instances of deliberative democracy, normative discussion of the merits of deliberation compared to other models of collective decision-making, and studies of the conditions under which it tends to improve the quality of decisions. This volume is characterized by a realistic approach to the issue of deliberative democracy. Rather than assuming that deliberative democracy is always ideal, the authors critically probe its limits and weaknesses as well as its strengths

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Educating Deliberative Citizens -- 1 Conceptions of the Good: Challenging the Premises of Deliberative Democracy -- 2 Religious Belief, Religious Schooling, and the Demands of Reciprocity -- 3 Religious Education and Democratic Character -- Part 2: Deliberative Democracy, Constitutions, and the Boundaries of Deliberation -- 4 Open versus Closed Constitutional Negotiation -- 5 Is Democracy a Means to Global Justice? -- Part 3: Deliberative Democracy and Indigenous Peoples -- 6 Deliberative Democracy and the Politics of Reconciliation -- 7 Resisting Culture: Seyla Benhabib's Deliberative Approach to the Politicsof Recognition in Colonial Contexts -- 8 The Implications of Incommensurability for Deliberative Democracy -- Part 4: Citizen Dialogue and Decision Making in a Deliberative Democracy -- 9 Public Opinion and Popular Will -- 10 Consulting the Public Thoughtfully: Prospects for Deliberative Democracy -- 11 The Micropolitics of Deliberation: Beyond Argumentation to Recognition and Justice -- References -- Contributors -- Index.

Democracy in Indonesia is often carried out with the word "election". But democracy is not just the word "election", democracy has wide and many phenomena and reviews these phenomena are important. One of them is deliberative democracy. Many scientists have reviewed this idea. Both from the forum, both from the process, both from the of participants, both from the ideas themselves in Indonesia. Even though deliberative democracy has other elements. One of them is learning. It's very rare to hear the idea of learning in deliberative democracy itself. Rarely describe what learning is and why it is important. And it turns out learning has an important role in supporting the deliberate process in the public sphere / public space

Debating Deliberative Democracy explores the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements. Investigates the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in d

Introduction -- Method and Procedures: The Practical D -- Deliberative Polling": A Practicable Method -- Multiple Deliberative Democracy: Procedures for Chinese Structure -- The Operational Space for Multiple Deliberative Democratic Approaches -- Comparison among Political Participation Methods: Diversity in China's Practices of Deliberative Democracy -- Adequate Communication: Make an Informed.

Featuring cases from India, China, Nepal, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Mongoliaand Malaysia, the authors demonstrate and compare the differing uses of public deliberation in Asia. Many countries in Asia have long traditions of public deliberation, in both democratic and undemocratic settings, some of which continue today. Yet in the face of pressures from complex governance, popular protests and democratization, certain deliberative practices - notably deliberative polling - have been parachuted' into the region without regard to historical or traditional practices of deliberation. And, the motivations differ. Some states have made use of public deliberation in order to contain dissent, while others have more emancipatory goals in mind. The contributors to this book take a comparative perspective on the emergence and evolution of deliberative practices in Asia, and their relationships with democracy. They analyse the main motivations for introducing public deliberation in different political regimes and the effectiveness of public deliberation in Asian countries for solving problems and improving governance. In doing so they evaluate whether deliberative democratic tools, can apply to all societies regardless of their political and cultural differences. Essential reading for students and scholars of Asian Politics, this book will also be of great use to all political scientists with an interest in deliberative democracy.

The most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy--the idea that citizens or their representatives owe each other mutually acceptable reasons for the laws they enact. Two prominent voices in the ongoing discussion are Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. In Why Deliberative Democracy?, they move the debate forward beyond their influential book, Democracy and Disagreement. What exactly is deliberative democracy? Why is it more defensible than its rivals? By offering clear answers to these timely questions, Gutmann and Thompson illuminate the theory and practic.

1 Deliberative Democracy in Asia: Past, Present and Future / Baogang He and Michael G Breen -- PART 1: Village Deliberation -- 2 Village Deliberative Democracy and Village Governance in China / Baogang He, Huang Zhenhua and Wu Jinjin -- 3 Indonesia: Deliberate and Deliver -- Deepening Democracy through Social Accountability / Hans Antlöv and Anna Wetterberg -- 4 Deliberative Democracy in Indian Villages / Prabhat Kumar Datta -- PART 2: Deliberation in Divided Societies -- 5 Nepal: Participatory and Deliberative Constitution-making in a Divided Society / Michael G Breen -- 6 Deliberative Democracy versus Elite Deliberation in Malaysia / Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani -- 7 Consultation as Non-Democratic Participation: Singapore and its Implications / Garry Rodan -- 8 The Philippines: An Uneven Trajectory of Deliberative Democracy / Nicole Curato -- PART 3: Deliberative Polling -- 9 Democracy and Deliberative Poll on Policy Making in Japan / Yasunori Sone -- 10 Deliberative Democracy in South Korea: Four Deliberative Polling Experiments / Jieun Park -- 11 Deliberative Polling on the Amendment of the Press Law and the Audio-Visual Broadcasting Act in Macao / Angus Cheong, James S Fishkin and Alice Siu -- 12 Mongolia: Piloting Elements of a Deliberative System / James S Fishkin and Alice Siu -- 13 Conclusion: Comparative Questions About Deliberative Democracy in Asia / Mark E Warren.

The most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy--the idea that citizens or their representatives owe each other mutually acceptable reasons for the laws they enact. Two prominent voices in the ongoing discussion are Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. In Why Deliberative Democracy?, they move the debate forward beyond their influential book, Democracy and Disagreement. What exactly is deliberative democracy? Why is it more defensible than its rivals? By offering clear answers to these timely questions, Gutmann and Thompson illuminat

This paper traces the evolution of deliberative institutions in India to understand the role of deliberation in democratic life, as well as the ways in which deliberative bodies influence, and are influenced by, entrenched social inequality. The paper first unpacks the historical roots of Indian deliberation in the pre-colonial and colonial periods, emphasizing the ways in which religious traditions fostered a culture of debate and dialogue. The paper then explores the interplay between Western liberal philosophers, most notably Henry Maine, and Indian political thinkers, including Gandhi and Ambedkar, on participatory democracy in India. The discussion then highlights the continued dialogue between Indian and Western ideas in the push for greater participatory development. Finally, the paper probes the current incarnation of state-sponsored deliberation in India -- namely, village assemblies known as gram sabhas under the constitutionally mandated system of Indian village democracy or Panchayati Raj -- and reviews the growing empirical scholarship about these village assemblies.

From small-scale experiments, deliberative mini-publics have recently taken a constitutional turn in Europe. Iceland and Ireland have turned to deliberative democracy to reform their constitutions. Estonia, Luxembourg and Romania have also experienced constitutional process in a deliberative mode. In Belgium the G1000, a citizen-led initiative of deliberative democracy, has fostered a wider societal debate about the role and place of citizens in the country's democracy. At the same time, European institutions have introduced different forms of deliberative democracy as a way to connect citizens back in. These empirical cases are emblematic of a possibly constitutional turn in deliberative democracy in Europe. The purpose of this book is to critically assess these developments, bringing together academics involved in the designing of these new forms of constitutional deliberative democracy with the theorists who propagated the ideas and evaluated democratic standards.

Abstract
In the mass democratic polities of today, the role of citizens remains confined largely to that of voting for members of elected legislatures. Beyond that, there is scant opportunity for 'the public' to participate in any meaningful sense in most of the tasks that make up the policy‐making process. Indeed, influencing that process is typically viewed as the sole prerogative of technocratic experts, organized interests, and elected officials. This presumption is buttressed (and rationalized) by a too‐ready acceptance of the platitude that citizens are generally uninformed, unskilled, and uninterested in the work of democratic self‐government.
We begin with a definition of 'deliberative democracy'.
We then briefly consider its connection to the concept of democracy more generally and argue that the moral authority of the former follows from that of the latter.
From both the developing and the developed worlds, we draw several examples of institutionalized deliberative participation. In some, institutionalization has been sustained; in others, it has not been sustained.
Reflecting on these examples, we consider the 'lessons learned' from these and other cases. We identify costs, difficulties and limitations associated with institutionalizing participatory public deliberation as well as the benefits and advantages thereof.
Finally, we briefly outline a proposal for an Australian experiment that might serve as a learning model for subsequent efforts there and elsewhere to 'institutionalize' participatory citizen deliberation.

Institutionalizing deliberative participation would not replace representative government, but rather would supplement it, enabling democratic governments to reflect and respond better to the values, priorities and aspirations of the people they ostensibly serve.
We offer this practice‐orientated paper as a discussion paper intended to introduce readers to the idea of institutionalizing participatory public deliberation and to generate constructive debate concerning it. We do not presume to provide a rigorous analysis of the concept or of any of the many issues surrounding it.
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