Religious Interactions in Deliberative Democratic Systems Theory

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ID3330653
AutoresTony Stanley (0000-0003-0553-8240, University of Newcastle Australia, autor correspondente)
Ano2020
Volume11
Fascículo4
Páginas210
Data de publicação2020-04-22
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel11040210
OpenAlexW3019805506
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas54

The following essay begins by outlining the pragmatist link between truth claims and democratic deliberations. To this end, special attention will be paid to Jeffrey Stout's pragmatist enfranchisement of religious citizens. Stout defends a deliberative notion of democracy that fulfills stringent criteria of inclusion and security against domination. While mitigating secular exclusivity, Stout nonetheless acknowledges the new visibility of religion in populist attempts to dominate political life through mass rule and charismatic authorities. In response, I evaluate recent innovations in deliberative democratic systems theory (DDST). By adding a pragmatist inflection to DDST, I aim to apprehend the complex religious interactions between partisan interest groups as well as the trust-building capacities of minipublics

Charisma · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Democratic Theory · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Social science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Media and Politics