Designing deliberative democracy: the british columbia citizens' assembly
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521885072
Date de publication :
7 févr. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,3 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The idea of 'deliberative democracy' suggests that democracies need collective deliberation and reflection as much as they need voting to make public decisions. Contributors to this book assess the merits of the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly, an unprecedented deliberative institution which empowered ordinary citizens to redesign their electoral system.