The Constitution of Deliberative Democracy - Hardcover

Nino, Carlos Santiago

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9780300067484: The Constitution of Deliberative Democracy

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ISBN 10: 0300067488 ISBN 13: 9780300067484

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1996

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What justifies democracy? Carlos Santiago Nino here answers this question with an original theory of democracy that emphasizes its deliberative character. Nino sees democracy as a moral conversation, of value for its capacity to generate an impartial perspective and take into account the interests of all citizens. In a wide-ranging analysis, Nino explores the complex ways constitutional practices can support a deliberative democracy.

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In this important and wide-ranging book, a leading political theorist and activist considers the question: What justifies democracy? Carlos Santiago Nino critically examines answers others have given and then develops his own distinctive theory of democracy, emphasizing its deliberative character. In Nino's view, democracy resembles a moral conversation and is valued because of its capacity to generate an impartial perspective, one that takes into account the interests of all citizens. Nino's conception of deliberative democracy bears on the way power is organized under a constitution. Drawing on a variety of constitutional traditions, he criticizes the presidential system and calls for citizens to participate more directly in the political life of their country.

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