Deliberative Democracy Master-class and Workshop by John Dryzek

John Dryzek will be leading a one-day master-class in deliberative democracy at the London School of Economics on 30 June 2010. Immediately following the master-class (1 and 2 July) there will be a two-day workshop of presentations on the theme 'The epistemic potential and empirical realities of deliberative democracy'.

The schedule for the master-class on 30 June is as follows:
Session 1:
Revisiting the foundations of deliberative democracy
This will be based on the first half of his forthcoming OUP book, "Foundations and Frontiers of Deliberative Governance". The concepts covered include:
* Legitimacy
* Representation
* Communication
* (Meta)Consensus
Session 2:
The deliberative system
This will look at a macro-systemic approach to deliberative democracy. It will discuss Mansbridge,
Parkinson, Hendriks, Goodin, and Dryzek's own recent work on this, with applications to public policy, comparative politics, and international relations.

Participation in the event is free, and is particularly relevant for research students and early career researchers. To register your interest in attending, please email z [dot] chappellalumni [dot] lse [dot] ac [dot] uk.