The Consensus Paradox: Does Deliberative Agreement Impede Rational Discourse?

This article explores a tension in deliberative democratic theory. The tension consists in that deliberative opinion formation ideally aims to reach consensus, while a consensus, once established, will likely impede the conditions for further rational public discourse. Hence, over time, deliberative...

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Publicado en:	Political Studies Vol. 62; pp. 99 - 117
Autores principales:	Friberg-Fernros, Henrik, Schaffer, Johan Karlsson
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Sage Publications Inc. Apr2014 Supplement
Materias:	Deliberative democracy Consensus (Social sciences) Political participation Conformity Decision making Psychology Reason
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