DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY IN AXIOLOGY OF HUMAN RIGHTS’ PROTECTION

Rhetoric and Deliberative Democracy

Human Rights and Global Democracy

O ver the past dozen years or so democratic theorists and activists have become increasingly worried about globalization’s adverse effects on democracy. Their concerns include: (1) democratic deficits, or the lack of democratic control over existing intergovernmental and supranational governance structures such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the European Union (EU); (2) democratic ...

Globalizing Democracy and Human Rights

In her new book, Carol Gould, the author of the highly regarded and successful Rethinking Democracy, addresses the fundamental challenge of democratizing globalization, that is, of finding ways to open transnational institutions and communities to democratic participation by those widely affected by their decisions. The book develops a framework for expanding such participation in crossborder c...

Deliberative Democracy, Chicago Style

1. The Strange Appearance of Deliberative Democracy Chicago's neighborhoods might strike both casual observers and the initiated as rather infertile ground for the seeds of deliberative democracy to take root and bear fruit. The city's tradition of machine politics—a reward system that delivers spoils in exchange for obedience—hardly seems conducive to a politics that relies upon fairness and r...

Pharmacopolitics and deliberative democracy.

Setting priorities in healthcare has become a highly politicised activity. Traditionally it has been undertaken by government and the health professions but there is an increasing imperative to involve the public. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has established a Citizens' Council as an attempt to capture the informed views of the public in shaping the Institute...