Radical Democracy

Authors

  • Archon Fung Universidade de Harvard
  • Joshua Cohen Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

Many radical democrats endorse participation and deliberation in a single breath, these two strands of the democratic project grow from different traditions and address distinct failures of competitive representation. Our aim here is to clarify the relationship of these different strands, explore the tensions between them, and sketch some possibilities for reconciliation. We start by showing how participation and deliberation might address three limitations of competitive representation. Then we present some tensions between deliberation and participation, and offer two strategies for blunting these tensions. We conclude by outlining the unsolved difficulties that must be met in order to advance a radical-democratic project.

Author Biographies

Archon Fung, Universidade de Harvard

Archon Fung é professor na John F. Kennedy School of Government, da Universidade de Harvard.

Joshua Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Joshua Cohen é professor no Departmento de Ciência Política do Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Published

2007-08-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 11 (2007)

Section

Thematic Dossier

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