The Mild Voice of Reason: Deliberative Democracy and American National Government Hardcover - 1994
by Joseph M. Bessette
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In recent years, many Americans and more than a few political scientists have come to believe that democratic deliberation in Congress - whereby judgments are made on the merits of policies and reflect the interests and desires of American citizens - is more myth than reality. Rather, pressure from special interest groups, legislative bargaining, and the desire of incumbents to be reelected are thought to be at the heart of American legislative politics. While not denying such influences, Joseph M. Bessette argues that the institutional framework created by the founding fathers continues to foster a government that is both democratic and deliberative, at least to some important degree. Drawing on original research, case studies of policymaking in Congress, and portraits of American lawmakers, Bessette demonstrates not only the limitations of nondeliberative explanations for how laws are made but also the continued vitality of genuine reasoning on the merits of public policy. Bessette discusses the contributions of the executive branch to policy deliberation, and looks at the controversial issue of the proper relationship of public opinion to policymaking. Informed by Bessette's nine years of public service in city and federal government, The Mild Voice of Reason offers important insights into the real workings of American democracy, articulates a set of standards by which to assess the workings of our governing institutions, and clarifies the forces that promote or inhibit the collective reasoning about common goals so necessary to the success of American democracy.
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- Title The Mild Voice of Reason: Deliberative Democracy and American National Government
- Author Joseph M. Bessette
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Pages 306
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Date 1994-07
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780226044231 / 0226044238
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.32 x 6.33 x 0.95 in (23.67 x 16.08 x 2.41 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects United States, Deliberative democracy - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93030609
- Dewey Decimal Code 328.730
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