Political scientists, sociologists, and philosophers working in contemporary democratic theory will find this book insightful, as will grassroots activists and scholars of race and gender studies, cultural pluralism, and social justice.
Introduction
1 Deliberation, Power, and Institutional Design
2 Inclusion and Democracy
3 Activism and Democratic Contestation
4 The Limits of Activist Participation
5 Activism-as-Deliberation
6 Deliberative Polities
Conclusion
Notes; Bibliography; Index
Anna Drake is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. She has published in journals such as Contemporary Political Theory and Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, and has contributed to collected volumes on topics including diversity in democratic politics and normative justifications for democratic design.
When many are considering the value in and strategy for engaging with ones' political opponents, this book offers the beginning of a model.
~Lesley J. Wood, York University, Mobilization
