Power in deliberative democracy

摘要: It was a conversation about political movements in Latin America, how radical democratic projects need to take power and not just talk about power. Deliberative democracy is too meek, she finds. What is needed today are bolder political strategies that can defend democratic values from the vagaries of neoliberalism and the return of strongman rule. At the same time, deliberative democracy has received criticism for its increasing power over political life. Within normative democratic theory, deliberative democracy is accused of reaching a hegemonic status, such that there has been a ‘quasi-consensus’ on deliberative virtues (Pennington 2010). In the field of democratic practice, there has been an explosion of the industry of consultants, practitioners, and development experts specialising in designing and running deliberative forums. States and municipalities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and …