{"product_id":"deliberation-day-paperback","title":"Deliberation Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames S. Fishkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo leading political thinkers offer an audacious proposal to energize the electoral process\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bruce Ackerman and James Fishkin argue that Americans can revitalize their democracy and break the cycle of cynical media manipulation that is crippling public life. They propose a new national holiday--\u003ci\u003eDeliberation Day\u003c\/i\u003e--for each presidential election year. On this day people throughout the country will meet in public spaces and engage in structured debates about issues that divide the candidates in the upcoming presidential election. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeliberation Day \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ea bold new proposal, but it builds on a host of smaller experiments. Over the past decade, Fishkin has initiated Deliberative Polling events in the United States and elsewhere that bring random and representative samples of voters together for discussion of key political issues. In these events, participants greatly increase their understanding of the issues and often change their minds on the best course of action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeliberation Day \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003enot merely a novel idea but a feasible reform. Ackerman and Fishkin consider the economic, organizational, and political questions raised by their proposal and explore its relationship to the larger ideals of liberal democracy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. \u003cb\u003eJames S. Fishkin\u003c\/b\u003e is Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication and professor of political science at Stanford University, where he is also director of the Center for Deliberative Democracy. They have both published many books on the theory and practice of American democracy. This is their first collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.8 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354312720633,"sku":"9780300109641","price":79.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/V3pUL09IcmhrWU1QZ3laNm91bzN3QT09.webp?v=1769833665","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/deliberation-day-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}