What Deliberative Democracy Means
Abstract
T o go to war is the most consequential decision a nation can make. Yet most nations, even most democracies, have ceded much of the power to make that decision to their chief executives— to their presidents and prime ministers. Legislators are rarely asked or permitted to issue declarations of war. The decision to go to war, it would seem, is unfriendly territory for pursuing the kind of reasoned argument that characterizes political deliberation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Commonwealth
Australian Politics and Federalism
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Social Media and Politics
Publication details
- Pages
- 49–118
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter