Deliberative Democracy in Divided Societies: Alternatives to Agonism and Analgesia

摘要: For contemporary democratic theorists, democracy is largely a matter of deliberation. But the recent rise deliberative (in practice as well theory) coincided with ever more prominent identity politics, sometimes in murderous form deeply divided societies. This essay considers how can process toughest issues concerning mutually contradictory assertions identity. After considering alternative answers provided by agonists and consociational democrats, author makes case for power-sharing state attenuated sovereignty engaged politics public sphere that semidetached from situated transnationally.