Description: Deliberative Politics in Action Analyzing Parliamentary Discourse The first empirical study of the role of conversation and arguments in politics, based on analysis of parliamentary debates. Jürg Steiner (Author), André Bächtiger (Author), Markus Spörndli (Author), Marco R. Steenbergen (Author) 9780521535649, Cambridge University Press Paperback / softback, published 13 January 2005 206 pages 22.8 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm, 0.338 kg 'The most systematic attempt to operationalize principles for identifying and evaluating deliberation is at the center of the study of parliamentary discourse by Steiner and his associates.' Dennis F. Thompson, Department of Government, Harvard University 'Deliberative politics' refers to the role of conversation and arguments in politics. Until recently discussion of deliberative politics took place almost exclusively among political philosophers, but many questions raised in this philosophical discussion cry out for empirical investigation. This book provides the first extended empirical study of deliberative politics, addressing, in particular, questions of the preconditions and consequences of high level deliberation. Using parliamentary debates in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States as an empirical base, the authors measure the level of deliberation by constructing a 'Discourse Quality Index'. As deliberative politics moves to the forefront of political theory, this book makes an important contribution to deliberative democracy. Introduction: the research questions 1. Institutions and behaviour: the example of consociational theory 2. The philosophical literature on deliberative politics 3. Measuring deliberation: a Discourse Quality Index 4. Understanding the real world of deliberation: hypotheses about antecedents and consequences 5. The institutional antecedents of discourse 6. Discourse and its consequences Conclusion and research outlook Appendix: Discourse Quality Index (DQI). Subject Areas: Political structure & processes [JPH], Sociology & anthropology [JH], Social & political philosophy [HPS]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Political structure & processes [JPH]
BIC Subject Area 2: Sociology & anthropology [JH]
BIC Subject Area 3: Social & political philosophy [HPS]
Book Title: Deliberative Politics in Action
ISBN: 0521535646
Publication Date: 13/01/2005
Item Depth: 14
Number of Pages: 206 Pages
Publication Name: Deliberative Politics in Action: Analyzing Parliamentary Discourse
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 228 mm
Subject: Sociology
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 338 g
Subject Area: Political Science
Author: Jurg Steiner, Marco R. Steenbergen, Andre Bachtiger, Markus Spoerndli
Item Width: 154 mm
Series: Theories of Institutional Design
Format: Paperback
