Democratic Decision-Making: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Democratic Decision-Making: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives contains eight essays by political scientists, all but one of them previously unpublished, addressing various aspects of the democratic decision-making process. The book consists of four parts, each consisting of two essays devoted to a common theme: democratic statesmanship, the extent to which limitations of the democratic principle of majority rule are desirable, the contemporary academic theory of "deliberative democracy," and informal modes of democratic decision-making.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739142062
• ISBN13: 9780739142066
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher