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OverviewDo transparency and publicity have the power to civilise politics? In deliberative democratic theory this is a common claim. Publicity, it is argued, forces actors to switch from market-style bargaining to a behaviour more appropriate for the political sphere, where the proper way of reaching agreement is by convincing others using public-spirited arguments. Daniel Naurin has conducted the first comprehensive analysis and test of the theory of publicity's civilising effect. The theory is tested on business lobbyists - presumably the most market-oriented actors in politics - acting on different arenas characterised by varying degrees of transparency and publicity. Innovative scenario-interviews with lobbying consultants in Brussels and in Stockholm are compared and contrasted with a unique sample of previously confidential lobbying letters. The results are both disappointing and encouraging to deliberative democratic theorists. While the positive force of publicity seems to be overrated, it is found that even behind closed doors business lobbyists must adapt to the norms of the forum. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel NaurinPublisher: ECPR Press Imprint: ECPR Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.141kg ISBN: 9780955248849ISBN 10: 0955248841 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 01 December 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter one: Taking transparency seriously Chapter two: The theory of publicity's civilising effect Chapter three: Research design Chapter four: Dressed for politics Chapter five: Letters from backstage Chapter six: The fault of deliberative theorists which demonstrates their point Appendices A. Comparability of private letters and public documents B. Total sample of documents Bibliography IndexReviewsThis research has a striking and unusual challenge to current siren calls which see transparency in public policy making as an unqualified good, and could in time become a citation classic. Professor Justin Greenwood, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen I have a prediction - in the next couple of years Deliberation Behind Closed Doors will rise fast in the Social Science Citation Index because no-one in the field working on publicity and deliberative democratic theory can ignore this work. Ass. Prof. Simone Chambers, University of Toronto Author InformationDaniel Naurin is Research Fellow at Goteborg University. He has previously been Marie Curie Fellow at the Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI, Florence, and visiting Fellow at the Sussex European Institute, Sussex University and at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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