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Discursive Democracy: Politics, Policy, and Political Science

By John S. Dryzek

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1990
ISBN
9780521392341, 0521392349, 9780521478274, 0521478278, 9781139173810, 1139173812
DOI
10.1017/9781139173810
LCC
JC423 .D73 1990
Google Books ID
AL97QgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL1850053M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13321831 bytes)
Pages
x, 254\265
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2024-03-18 15:09:56

Description

In this book, John Dryzek criticizes the dominance of instrumental rationality and objectivism in political institutions and public policy and in the practice of political science. He argues that the reliance on these kinds of politics and to technocracies of expert cultures that are not only repressive, but surprisingly ill-equipped for dealing with complex social problems. Drawing on critical theory, he outlines an alternative program for the organization of political institutions advocating a form of communicatively rational democracy, which he terms discursive democracy, that stresses the importance of active citizenship and public discourse. He draws out the limitations of instrumental rationality and investigates how policy analysis and political science may be reformed to help constitute and comprehend democracy. Discursive Democracy examines how the political process can be made more vital and meaningful. At the same time it shows how such an invigorated process will serve as a more effective agent for social problem solving.

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