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"Michael Rabinder James integrates questions of justice and stability through a model of deliberative democracy in the plural polity. Drawing on empirical social science and normative political philosophy. James develops a framework for assessing democratic institutions according to three broad concerns: do they realize deliberative fairness in their decision-making procedures; can they flexibly respond to emerging and shifting collective identities; and are they able to mitigate group conflict? The core of this approach is James's model of ""plural deliberation""."

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Author:   Michael Rabinder James
Publisher:   University Press of Kansas
Imprint:   University Press of Kansas
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.391kg
ISBN:  

9780700613199

ISBN 10:   0700613196
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 June 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship.

A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship. Outstanding. . . . James is a political theorist who is willing to get his hands dirty by the careful study of political institutions and their actual effects. . . . A carefully argued and powerfully important contribution. --Donald L. Horowitz, author of Ethnic Groups in Conflict The most innovative treatment of these issues to date, combining normative theory, institutional analysis, and case studies with sophistication and clarity. --Mark E. Warren, author of Democracy and Association A marvelously nuanced, multifaceted, and sophisticated analysis of the normative foundations of the deliberative ideal. A superb achievement. --Stephen K. White, editor of Political Theory A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship. --David Ingram, author of Group Rights: Reconciling Equality and Difference James offers a persuasive account of the deliberative ideal. The book combines a number of case studies with an in-depth analysis of deliberation as it takes place in society, in the public sphere, in groups and in electoral systems. It also underpins these case studies with a chapter on identity formation. The author presents a fresh combination of theoretical and practical aspects of deliberative democracy. . . . To sum up, this book offers a unique insight into deliberative democracy and its facets. The combination of case-study material and theoretical analysis is compelling indeed. --Political Studies Review �Outstanding. . . . James is a political theorist who is willing to get his hands dirty by the careful study of political institutions and their actual effects. . . . A carefully argued and powerfully important contribution.�--Donald L. Horowitz, author of Ethnic Groups in Conflict �The most innovative treatment of these issues to date, combining normative theory, institutional analysis, and case studies with sophistication and clarity.�--Mark E. Warren, author of Democracy and Association �A marvelously nuanced, multifaceted, and sophisticated analysis of the normative foundations of the deliberative ideal. A superb achievement.�--Stephen K. White, editor of Political Theory �A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship.�--David Ingram, author of Group Rights: Reconciling Equality and Difference

A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship. �Outstanding. . . . James is a political theorist who is willing to get his hands dirty by the careful study of political institutions and their actual effects. . . . A carefully argued and powerfully important contribution.�--Donald L. Horowitz, author of Ethnic Groups in Conflict �The most innovative treatment of these issues to date, combining normative theory, institutional analysis, and case studies with sophistication and clarity.�--Mark E. Warren, author of Democracy and Association �A marvelously nuanced, multifaceted, and sophisticated analysis of the normative foundations of the deliberative ideal. A superb achievement.�--Stephen K. White, editor of Political Theory �A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship.�--David Ingram, author of Group Rights: Reconciling Equality and Difference -Outstanding. . . . James is a political theorist who is willing to get his hands dirty by the careful study of political institutions and their actual effects. . . . A carefully argued and powerfully important contribution.---Donald L. Horowitz, author of Ethnic Groups in Conflict -The most innovative treatment of these issues to date, combining normative theory, institutional analysis, and case studies with sophistication and clarity.---Mark E. Warren, author of Democracy and Association -A marvelously nuanced, multifaceted, and sophisticated analysis of the normative foundations of the deliberative ideal. A superb achievement.---Stephen K. White, editor of Political Theory -A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship.---David Ingram, author of Group Rights: Reconciling Equality and Difference Outstanding. . . . James is a political theorist who is willing to get his hands dirty by the careful study of political institutions and their actual effects. . . . A carefully argued and powerfully important contribution. --Donald L. Horowitz, author of Ethnic Groups in Conflict The most innovative treatment of these issues to date, combining normative theory, institutional analysis, and case studies with sophistication and clarity. --Mark E. Warren, author of Democracy and Association A marvelously nuanced, multifaceted, and sophisticated analysis of the normative foundations of the deliberative ideal. A superb achievement. --Stephen K. White, editor of Political Theory A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship. --David Ingram, author of Group Rights: Reconciling Equality and Difference

James offers a persuasive account of the deliberative ideal. The book combines a number of case studies with an in-depth analysis of deliberation as it takes place in society, in the public sphere, in groups and in electoral systems. It also underpins these case studies with a chapter on identity formation. The author presents a fresh combination of theoretical and practical aspects of deliberative democracy. . . . To sum up, this book offers a unique insight into deliberative democracy and its facets. The combination of case-study material and theoretical analysis is compelling indeed. --Political Studies Review Outstanding. . . . James is a political theorist who is willing to get his hands dirty by the careful study of political institutions and their actual effects. . . . A carefully argued and powerfully important contribution. --Donald L. Horowitz, author of Ethnic Groups in Conflict The most innovative treatment of these issues to date, combining normative theory, institutional analysis, and case studies with sophistication and clarity. --Mark E. Warren, author of Democracy and Association A marvelously nuanced, multifaceted, and sophisticated analysis of the normative foundations of the deliberative ideal. A superb achievement. --Stephen K. White, editor of Political Theory A masterpiece and tour de force of impeccable scholarship. --David Ingram, author of Group Rights: Reconciling Equality and Difference

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