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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      12 October 2018
      26 October 1990
      ISBN:
      9781139173810
      9780521478274
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139173810
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      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.4kg, 268 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Political Theory, Philosophy of Science, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy
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    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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