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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."..John Dryzek has effectively and provocatively addressed a remarkable number of problems important to the discipline of political science and to United States and international political practice....In a discipline long on description and critique and short on remedies, Dryzek's book is a refreshing change. He combines abstract conceptual and philosophical diagnosis with specific curative recommendations." Journal of Politics
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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.
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Political institutions and practices can be judged, justified, and criticized in many more or less specific ways. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North Dakota, Third World, United Nations, Max Weber, British Columbia, Great Depression, Alaska Native Review Commission, Harold Lasswell, International Joint Commission, National Coal Policy Project New!
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- Changing Social Science by Daniel R., Jr. Sabia in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Changing Social Science: Critical Theory and Other Critical Perspectives by Daniel R., Jr. Sabia in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Responsible Electorate: Rationality in Presidential Voting, 1936-1960 by V. O. Key Jr. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Habermas and Contemporary Society by John Sitton in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Cultural Analysis, Cultural Studies, and the Law: Moving Beyond Legal Realism by Austin Sarat on page 103, and page 151
- Democratic Autonomy: Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy (Oxford Political Theory) by Henry S. Richardson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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