Creative Democracy: Systematic Conflict Resolution and Policymaking in a World of High Science and Technology Contributor(s): Burns, Tom R. (Author), Ueberhorst, Reinhard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275929574 ISBN-13: 9780275929572 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1988 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | American Government - National |
Dewey: 321.8 |
LCCN: Q125 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.86 lbs) 194 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Radical new technologies are developing in Western societies at ever-increasing rates but contemporary democracies often lack the appropriate organizational forms to confront these developments. Creative Democracy discusses the failure of politicians and democratic institutions to cope with modern challenges, and proposes a specific strategy to address these problems in contemporary society. The authors propose new strategies to increase public awareness of, and democratic control over, major technological developments explaining the advantage of democratic discourse and consensus formation over voting, and insisting that scientists must work with politicians to formulate and articulate their alternative futures for major technological developments. Overall, Creative Democracy provides a thorough, scholarly and practical analysis in support of democratic dialogue. |