Hearing the Other Side: Deliberative Versus Participatory Democracy

by Diana C. Mutz

Book Overview

'Religion and politics', as the old saying goes, 'should never be discussed in mixed company.'And yet fostering discussions that cross lines of political difference has long been a central concern of political theorists. More recently, it has also become a cause c?l?bre for pundits and civic-minded citizens wanting to improve the health of American democracy. But only recently have scholars begun empirical investigations of where and with what consequences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521847508
• ISBN13: 9780521847506
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"