{"product_id":"the-legitimacy-of-citizen-led-deliberative-democracy-the-g1000-in-belgium-paperback","title":"The Legitimacy of Citizen-Led Deliberative Democracy: The G1000 in Belgium - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDidier Caluwaerts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMin Reuchamps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor deliberative democrats, the strength of any democracy is public deliberation, the frequent and reasoned discussion between citizens on political issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite all the theoretical claims made about deliberative systems, the question remains how to empirically assess both the legitimacy and function of deliberative systems in the real world and how individual sites of deliberation interact within the larger political system. In other words, what is the legitimacy of each individual component and under which conditions can these components improve the legitimacy of the wider system? These are the central research questions for this book looking particularly through the prism of the citizen-led mini-public G1000 in Belgium, which grew out of a feeling of deep democratic crisis. Offering empirically measurable translations of philosophical concepts, the book enhances our understanding of how political systems function, and of the viability of a deliberative democracy at a larger scale. Finally, it provokes fundamental normative questions on how we want to shape our society, especially divided ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of deliberative democracy, and to those interested in democratic theory and more broadly political science, communication, sociology, and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDidier Caluwaerts is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. His research interests are deliberative and participatory democracy, and democratic, social, and public sector innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMin Reuchamps is Professor of Political Science at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. His teaching and research interests are federalism and multi-level governance, democracy and its different dimensions, as well as participatory and deliberative methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47466254958770,"sku":"9780367590024","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c3eee90c03a37488fcd9f381eca81adb.webp?v=1779017915","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-legitimacy-of-citizen-led-deliberative-democracy-the-g1000-in-belgium-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}