144 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

The chapters in this book deal with different, though related, topics concerning the tense relationship between democracy and diversity. On the one hand, social diversity represents an opportunity, widening the horizon of social options and perspectives of innovation, but, on the other hand, it creates problems for the social cohesion and peaceful coexistence of many groups, be they majority... Read more

1. Introduction: Democracy and Diversity

Enrico Biale, Anna Elisabetta Galeotti, Federica Liveriero

2. Cultural Conflicts: A Deflationary Approach

Anna Elisabetta Galeotti

3. Pluralism and Consensus in Deliberative Democracy

José Luis Martí

4. A Multidimensional Account of Democratic Legitimacy: How to Make Robust Decisions in a Non-Idealized Deliberative Context

Enrico Biale and Federica Liveriero

5. Democratic Deliberation, Respect and Personal Storytelling

Valeria Ottonelli

6. Democratic Respect and Compromise

Christian F. Rostbøll

7. Compromise, Pluralism, and Deliberation

Daniel Weinstock

Biography

Anna Elisabetta Galeotti is Full Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy.

Enrico Biale is Research Fellow at the University of Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy.

Federica Liveriero is Junior Research Fellow, University of Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy.