This book offers a systematic treatment of the requirements of democratic legitimacy. It argues that democratic procedures are essential for political legitimacy because of the need to respect value pluralism and because of the learning process that democratic decision-making enables. It proposes a framework for distinguishing among the different ways in which the requirements of democratic legitimacy have been interpreted. Peter then uses this framework to identify and defend what appears as the most plausible conception of democratic legitimacy. According to this conception, democratic legitimacy requires that the decision-making process satisfies certain conditions of political and epistemic fairness.
| ISBN: | 9780415896634 |
| Publication date: | 16th May 2011 |
| Author: | Fabienne Peter |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 168 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
| Genres: |
Economic theory and philosophy Political economy Social and political philosophy Sociology |
This book offers a systematic treatment of the requirements of democratic legitimacy. It argues that democratic procedures are essential for political legitimacy because of the need to respect value pluralism and because of the learning process that democratic decision-making enables. It proposes a framework for distinguishing among the different ways in which the requirements of democratic legitimacy have been interpreted. Peter then uses this framework to identify and defend what appears as the most plausible conception of democratic legitimacy. According to this conception, democratic legitimacy requires that the decision-making process satisfies certain conditions of political and epistemic fairness.
Democratic Legitimacy features in the following genres: Economic theory and philosophy, Political economy, Social and political philosophy, Sociology
Democratic Legitimacy is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Democratic Legitimacy was written by Fabienne Peter and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Democratic Legitimacy has 168 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought series
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