When the People Speak: Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation [With DVD]

by James S. Fishkin

Book Overview

James Fishkin combines a new theory of democracy with actual practice to show how an idea that harks back to ancient Athens can be used to revive our modern democracies. When the People Speak outlines deliberative democracy projects conducted by the author with various collaborators in the US, China, Britain, Denmark, Australia, Italy, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, and in the entire European Union. These projects have resulted in the massive expansion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199572100
• ISBN13: 9780199572106
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"