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Discursive Democracy : Politics Policy And Political Science
Paperback Edition: 1/1994
John Dryzek criticizes in this book the dominance of instrumental rationality and objectivism in political institutions, public policy and the practice of political science. He argues that the reliance on instrumental rationality has led to the excessive bureaucratization of government and to technocracies of expert
cultures that are ill-equipped for dealing with complex social problems. Drawing on critical theory, he outlines an alternative program for the organization of political institutions, advocating a form of participatory democracy, which he terms discursive democracy, that stresses the importance of active citizenship and public discourse.
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Pages : 268
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Publication date : 1994-10
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Politics, Political Science & Theory, Political Structures: Democracy