Deliberative Democracy Now: LGBT Equality and the Emergence of Large-Scale Deliberative Systems

by Edwina Barvosa

While millions feel politically marginalized, there is evidence that democracy is evolving into a conversation-based, public-centered practice called deliberative democracy. In this new form of democracy, public discussion, conscious reflection, and collective choice drive democratic governance and have the power to override democratic dysfunction. Illustrating this emerging possibility with examples from 28 years of US public engagement on LGBT equality,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108425186
• ISBN13: 9781108425186
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"