Does Deliberation Promote Ecological Citizenship? The Convergence Hypothesis and the Reality of Polarization

摘要: This chapter will subject Bryan Norton’s well-known ‘convergence hypothesis’ to a critical assessment with view improve our understanding of the possibilities and difficulties environmental citizenship. I argue that Norton holds overly optimistic expectations regarding transformative force democratic deliberation. Firstly, consciously ignores role power relationships strategic negotiations in political will-formation. Secondly, also has too narrow on ethical discourse itself: he only focuses conceptions good life within single communities neglects plurality often incompatible between different communities. To illustrate inevitability bargaining one hand importance inter-communal tensions other, discuss wolf debate Finland started after country’s accession EU 1995.