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What is the role of political theory in a world of partisan
politics? Various approaches to this long-standing problem
are raised in this stimulating collection of essays. Arlene
Saxonhouse begins the volume by usefully reminding us of
Plato's metaphor of the ship in book 6 of the Republic, in
which self-interested sailors fight over the boat's direction
"while the one who knows how to guide the boat, who can
read the stars, stands aft staring upward and is considered
useless" (p. 19). Similarly in the Assembly, self-interested
rhetoricians may sway the crowd, without any concern for the
pursuit of truth.

The concept of the televised deliberative poll is outlined. Its first realization—in Britain by the television network Channel Four in May of 1994—is described. Ordinary polls model what the public is thinking even when it is disengaged or inattentive. The deliberative poll attempts to model what the public would think, if it were truly engaged by the issues. A national random sample is brought to a single place where its deliberations, in small group sessions and with competing experts and politicians, can be broadcast nationally and where it can arrive at considered judgments. The 1994 British experiment was held on the issue of crime. The sample was highly representative, both attitudinally and demographically, and its opinions changed dramatically. Implications for future experiments are discussed, particularly for the National Issues Convention, the January 1996 PBS experiment based on the same concept.

The concept of the televised deliberative poll is outlined, & its first realization -- in GB in 1994 -- described. Ordinary polls model what the public is thinking even when it is disengaged or inattentive. The deliberative poll attempts to model what the public would think, if it were truly engaged by the issues. A national random sample is brought together so its deliberations, in small group sessions & with competing experts & politicians, can be broadcast nationally & where it can arrive at considered judgments. The 1994 British experiment was held on the issue of crime, & its sample was highly representative, both attitudinally & demographically; opinions changed dramatically. Implications for future experiments are discussed. Adapted from the source document.

Ausgehend von dem aktuellen Wiederaufleben der liberalen Theorie unterscheidet der Verfasser einleitend zwischen einem auf die vollständige Verwirklichung des liberalen Prinzips orientierten "systematischen Liberalismus" und dem Modell des "begrenzten Liberalismus". Beide Modelle werden in zwei Anwendungsbereichen überprüft. Hierbei handelt es sich zum einen um die Bestimmung einer Verteilungsstruktur, zum anderen um die Bestimmung der Struktur politischer Institutionen. Der Verfasser zeigt, daß sich das Modell des begrenzten Liberalismus sowohl für eine Theorie der Gerechtigkeit als auch für eine Theorie der Demokratie besser eignet als das Modell des systematischen Liberalismus. Abschließend entwirft der Verfasser ein Konzept für den Praxisbezug liberaler Gedankenexperimente in Gestalt einer "selbstreflexiven politischen Kultur". (ICE)