Symbolic-Cognitive Proceduralism: A Model of Deliberative Legitimacy

Burkhalter et al.’s (2002) self-reinforcing model of democratic deliberation is well established, but lacks an account of legitimacy, which is a key element of most democratic-deliberative theories. We extend Burkhalter et al.’s model by proposing a new model called “symbolic-cognitive proceduralism...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Gastil, Robert C. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Westminster Press 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Deliberative Democracy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/505/