Deliberative democracy in practice

Conceptions of the good: challenging the premises of deliberative democracy / Micheline Milot -- Religious belief, religious schooling, and the demands of reciprocity / Harry Brighouse -- Religious education and democratic character / Paul Weithman -- Open versus closed constitutional negotiation / Simone Chambers -- Is democracy a means to global justice? / James Bohman -- Deliberative democracy and the politics of reconciliation / Duncan Ivison -- Resisting culutre: Seyla Benhabib's deliberative approach to the politics of recognition in colonial contexts / Glen Coulthard -- The implications of incommensureability for deliberative democracy / Jorge M. Valadex -- Public opinion and popular will / Henry S. Richardson -- Consulting the public thoughtfully: prospects for deliberative democracy / James Fishkin -- The micropolitics of deliberation: beyond argumentation to recognition and justice / John Forester and David Kahane.

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.