In Search of Deliberative Democracy in China
In democratic countries, deliberative democracy is proposed to rectify problems of liberal democracy. This paper explores deliberative democracy in China, conventionally regarded as an authoritarian country. After examining some deliberative practices and institutions in China and its more democrati...
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University of Westminster Press
2012-04-01
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| author | Wei Zhou |
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| description | In democratic countries, deliberative democracy is proposed to rectify problems of liberal democracy. This paper explores deliberative democracy in China, conventionally regarded as an authoritarian country. After examining some deliberative practices and institutions in China and its more democratic public sphere, a conclusion is drawn that despite problems such as flawed institutional design and state domination, an immature deliberative democracy exists in China. The prospect of deliberative democracy in China is optimistically predicted, based on the public’s strong democratic consciousness, the government’s interest in democratic reform and the relatively moderate practices of deliberative democracy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ba1821a706f4253bdd827b3af1bc9bf2022-12-22T04:38:01ZengUniversity of Westminster PressJournal of Deliberative Democracy2634-04882012-04-018110.16997/jdd.130In Search of Deliberative Democracy in ChinaWei Zhou0Political Education Division, Changsha Medical UniversityIn democratic countries, deliberative democracy is proposed to rectify problems of liberal democracy. This paper explores deliberative democracy in China, conventionally regarded as an authoritarian country. After examining some deliberative practices and institutions in China and its more democratic public sphere, a conclusion is drawn that despite problems such as flawed institutional design and state domination, an immature deliberative democracy exists in China. The prospect of deliberative democracy in China is optimistically predicted, based on the public’s strong democratic consciousness, the government’s interest in democratic reform and the relatively moderate practices of deliberative democracy.https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/402/Spillover EffectChinaDeliberative Democracy |
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| title | In Search of Deliberative Democracy in China |
| title_full | In Search of Deliberative Democracy in China |
| title_fullStr | In Search of Deliberative Democracy in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | In Search of Deliberative Democracy in China |
| title_short | In Search of Deliberative Democracy in China |
| title_sort | in search of deliberative democracy in china |
| topic | Spillover Effect China Deliberative Democracy |
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