Counting the many: the origins and limits of supermajority rule
In: Cambridge studies in the theory of democracy
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In: Cambridge studies in the theory of democracy
In: Cambridge studies in the theory of democracy
Introduction : explaining legal change and entrenchment -- Innovation and democracy : legal change in ancient Athens -- Legislation and law reform in seventeenth-century England -- Fallibility and foundations in the U.S. Constitution -- Protecting democracy and dignity in Postwar Germany -- Conclusion : defending democracy against entrenchment.
In: American political science review, Band 112, Heft 3, S. 446-458
ISSN: 1537-5943
The jury is a paradigmatic example of a democratic institution that may be justified strictly oninstrumentalandepistemicgrounds: its ability to yield just outcomes. Yet why should we have confidence in its ability? The jury's reliability derives from the jurors' status as local experts (hierarchical equality), as well as near-universal eligibility and selection by lot (horizontal equality): This dual egalitarianism is a condition of the jury's epistemic value. Yet ordinary citizens thereby acquire an interest inepistemic respector recognition of their presumptively equal competence to judge. The instrumental value of the jury and intrinsic (respect-based) value of jury service may thus be reconciled; although trade-offs between just verdicts and respectful treatment are possible, the jury's ability to attain just verdicts may be improved by reforms generated by concerns about respectful treatment of jurors. This framework sheds light on the justification of democratic institutions more generally.
In: Political theory: an international journal of political philosophy, Band 46, Heft 6, S. 980-986
ISSN: 1552-7476
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 14, Heft 4, S. 1144-1145
ISSN: 1541-0986
Ancient Greece has long exercised a powerful hold on the imagination of modern political science. But until fairly recently, this influence has largely been philosophical, related to the origins of many theoretical concepts—including the concept of politics itself—in the ancient world. In The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece, Josiah Ober offers a synoptic and ambitious social theoretical account of the ancient Greek world, the sources of its power, the causes of its decline, and the lessons that can be drawn from this story for contemporary social and political science. We have thus invited a range of political scientists to comment on Ober's account of classical Greece and its relevance to contemporary political inquiry.
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 78, Heft 3, S. 733-745
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 78, Heft 3, S. 733-745
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: Annual review of political science, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 187-203
ISSN: 1545-1577
Epistemic democracy defends the capacity of "the many" to make correct decisions and seeks to justify democracy by reference to this ability. Epistemic democrats marshal substantial evidence from the history of political thought and a set of models to support their claims. The essay assesses this evidence and argues in favor of more empirical testing. It also cautions against using the contextually limited evidence of wise decisions as a basis for justifying democratic decision making. Instead, the article sketches a "deflationary model" that relies on neither an independent standard of correctness nor the more ambitious assertions of the reliability of the mechanisms. That model, termed judgment democracy, retains epistemic democracy's attractive respect for individual judgments and concern with institutional design, while eschewing its least plausible features.
In: Annual review of political science, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 187-203
ISSN: 1094-2939
In: Annual Review of Political Science, Band 18, S. 187-203
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In: Annual review of political science, Band 18, S. 187-203
ISSN: 1545-1577
Epistemic democracy defends the capacity of 'the many' to make correct decisions and seeks to justify democracy by reference to this ability. Epistemic democrats marshal substantial evidence from the history of political thought and a set of models to support their claims. The essay assesses this evidence and argues in favor of more empirical testing. It also cautions against using the contextually limited evidence of wise decisions as a basis for justifying democratic decision making. Instead, the article sketches a 'deflationary model' that relies on neither an independent standard of correctness nor the more ambitious assertions of the reliability of the mechanisms. That model, termed judgment democracy, retains epistemic democracy's attractive respect for individual judgments and concern with institutional design, while eschewing its least plausible features. Adapted from the source document.
In: The Good Society: a PEGS journal, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 216-225
ISSN: 1538-9731
In: History of political thought, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 529-533
ISSN: 0143-781X
In: The journal of political philosophy, Band 18, Heft 4, S. 448-468
ISSN: 1467-9760
In: The Good Society: a PEGS journal, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 46-51
ISSN: 1538-9731