Essays about: "Democratic deliberation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words Democratic deliberation.

  1. 1. A Defense of Helene Landemore’s Argument for the Epistemic Superiority of Democratic Deliberation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Ivar Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Democracy; epistemic democracy;

    Abstract : In this essay I investigate whether political deliberation in an assembly of 300 people that is randomly selected from the entire population (democratic deliberation) is epistemically superior to political deliberation in an assembly of the same size where individuals have been selected based on certain criteria (non-democratic deliberation). I present Helene Landemore’s argument in favor of the epistemic superiority of democratic deliberation and consider Aaron Ancell’s critique of this argument. READ MORE

  3. 2. Deliberation and sustainability : a frame analysis of policymakers' understanding of the relationship between deliberation and sustainability

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Elin Wärm; [2022]
    Keywords : Deliberation; sustainability; frame analysis; environmental and ecological democracy; system change; participation; conflict;

    Abstract : As the effects of climate change intensifies, the tension between slow democratic processes and the need for urgent change towards sustainability is becoming more evident. This thesis aims to investigate how policymakers understand the relationship between deliberation and sustainability through a frame analysis and to identify tensions between the frames. READ MORE

  4. 3. Deliberative Democracy in Populist Times. Challenges, Risks and Potential Solutions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Albin Nerman; [2021]
    Keywords : Deliberative democracy; deliberation; populism; democracy; Habermas; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In times of rising populism, this paper aims to study if deliberative democracy and deliberation in general, can function as a counteracting tool against populists movements. By discussing perspectives of both sides of the deliberative democratic debate, the paper illuminates both beneficial factors and potential drawbacks of the deliberative form of democracy when it comes to counteracting populism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Protests as a Building Block to Deliberative Democracy? : A Quantitative Study on the Relationship Between Protests and Deliberative Democracy in 30 European Countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amanda Louise Bolann Håland; [2021]
    Keywords : deliberative democracy; protests; deliberation; political participation; income distribution; European countries;

    Abstract : In a time of decreasing participation in party politics across Europe, both protests and deliberation can be studied as means of expressing political opinion that have not seen the same decline. Traditionally, protests and deliberation have been considered mutually exclusive. READ MORE

  6. 5. Democratic participation on digital conditions : communication challenges and opportunities for collective action organizations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Author : Maja Rintala; [2021]
    Keywords : Collective action organization; collective action; affordance; communicative action; democracy; digital communication; communication technology;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how communication technology is used for creating a democratic and committed participation within collective action organizations (CAOs). This is achieved by illuminating how organizations' structure and culture relate to their communication. READ MORE