Deliberation, legitimacy, and multilateral democracy

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: King, LA
• 署名单位: Brown University
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/1468-0491.t01-1-00203
• 发表日期: 2003
• 关键词: Condorcet Jury Theorem; information aggregation; equilibrium; core

摘要

Is deliberation essential to legitimate democratic governance? Deliberation may have epistemic value, improving the quality of information and arguments. Deliberation may be transformative, shaping beliefs and opinions. Or deliberation may be part Of a conception of justice that constrains authority, by requiring that procedures be justified in terms of reasons acceptable to those burdened by authoritative decisions. Although appealing, the epistemic and transformative arguments are limited by the scale and complexity of many problems for which democratic solutions are sought. But the reason-giving argument is persuasive whenever collective decisions allow burdens to be imposed on others.