Arguing about arguing
A comment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12985249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Risse (0000-0002-4155-7230, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 339-349 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Policy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1946-0171 • E-ISSN: 1946-018X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19460171.2013.831675 |
| OpenAlex | W1970290157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 39 |
This symposium of Critical Policy Studies shares the concern for systematic empirical evaluations of the extent to which arguing and deliberation are relevant for explaining outcomes in the real world of public policy. The articles contribute to a growing body of literature on the conditions under which deliberative practices matter in politics. They provide rich empirical materials, and each article is based on solid and methodologically conscious research. My comment proceeds in three steps. First, I discuss three logics of action – consequentialism, appropriateness and deliberation. Second, I comment on the scope conditions under which arguing and deliberation are likely to affect the outcomes in public policy, with an eye on the contributions in this symposium. Third, I discuss the role of Habermasian ‘power in discourse’ and its relationship to a Foucaultian ‘power of discourse’. I conclude with remarks on the normative implications of the focus on deliberation
Action (physics · Consequentialism · Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Discourse ethics · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Normative · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics · Public policy · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Policy and Administration Research
One Theme to Unite Them All? Rhetorical Signals and Unanimity in the UN Security Council
Struggles over human rights in local government – the case of access to education for undocumented youth in Malmö, Sweden
The productive power of argumentative illusions
Deliberative capacity in the intellectual property rights regime complex
Regulatory indicators in the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Policy learning in the Eurozone crisis
The Persistent Power of Human Rights
From Intergovernmental Bargaining to Deliberative Political Processes
The culture of national security
International Institutions
Rationality and Institutions
Politics Among Nations
International Institutions and State Power
Children's Rights in International Politics
The Power of Human Rights
From logics to procedures
Risse’s deliberative logic and governance
Let’s not argue over EU policies
Any room for deliberation? Educational guidance in French schools
The power of reason in international negotiations
Between logics of deliberation and appropriateness
Theoretical paradise – empirically lost? Arguing with Habermas
Deliberately Changing the Discourse
Transforming strategic interaction into deliberative problem-solving
The Community Trap
Why Comply? Social Learning and European Identity Change
Theory of international politics
Conceptualizing Politics
The methods of community in EU decision-making and administrative rivalry in the Council's infrastructure
Deliberation in negotiations
The deliberative turn in integration theory
Political leadership and regime formation
The Discursive Process of Legalization
Anarchy is what states make of it
Let's Argue
Banning chlorofluorocarbons
Reversing the Gun Sights
The power of words
Arguing, Bargaining and all that
The Institutional Dynamics of International Political Orders
Politics Among Nations
International Norms and Domestic Change
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |