This volume assesses the strengths and weaknesses of deliberative democracy.

Deliberative democracy has been one of the main games in contemporary political theory for two decades, growing enormously in size and importance in political s

In this ground-breaking study, John Dryzek argues that democratic theory is now dominated by a deliberative approach. As one of those responsible for this turn,

This critical tour through recent democratic theory examines the deliberative turn in democratic theory which argued that democratic legitimacy is to be found i