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Deliberative Democracy: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Selen A. Ercan and
André Bächtiger
Selen A. Ercan*
Affiliation:
University of Canberra
André Bächtiger*
Affiliation:
University of Stuttgart
*
E-mail: selen.ercan@canberra.edu.au
E-mail: andre.baechtiger@sowi.uni-stuttgart.de
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Abstract

Deliberative democracy is a growing branch of democratic theory. It suggests understanding and assessing democracy in terms of the quality of communication among citizens, politicians, as well as between citizens and politicians. In this interview, drawing on his extensive research on deliberative practice within and beyond parliaments, André Bächtiger reflects on the development of the field over the last two decades, the relationship between normative theory and empirical research, and the prospects for practicing deliberation in populist times.

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deliberationdeliberative quality indexdemocracyempiricalpopulism

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Interview
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Democratic Theory , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , June 2019, pp. 97 - 110
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Copyright © Berghahn Books 2019

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