I wanted to start making these posts weeks ago, but got sidetracked. I’ve already tried to put a Deweyan notion of democracy into a nutshell here. I’d like to start talking about a vein of democratic theory that’s seen a lot of activity in the last couple of decades, deliberative democracy. Depending on how you view it, it can be a complement or an alternative to the Deweyan notion, but we’ll have time to talk about that later. For now I want to sketch a definition and present one of the key discussion points within the ranks of those who call themselves deliberative democrats. Read the remainder of this entry »
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