Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics
(2012)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2013). Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics. Contemporary Political Theory, 12(2), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1057/cpt.2012.13
Many political theorists today appeal to, or assume the existence of, a political culture in which the public values of Western liberal democracies are embedded – a political culture that is necessary to render their ideas plausible and their proposa... Read More about Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics.