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Deliberative democracy in Australia : the changing place of Parliament

John Uhr
"Deliberative Democracy in Australia evaluates the role and performance of this centrepiece of Australian government. It explores the institutional design of the parliament, and its principles and practices, presenting a cogent and compelling case for reform." "John Uhr discusses the parliament's representative and legislative roles, and the issue of accountability. He looks at the place of representative assemblies in liberal political theory and measures current institutional performance against the standards appropriate to modern deliberative democracy. Uhr also argues the case for seeing republicanism as a form of deliberative democracy, examining ways in which such democracy might be made more effective and meaningful in Australia."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 1998
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1998
xvi, 265 pages ; 24 cm.
9780521624589, 9780521624657, 0521624584, 0521624657
37783029
Pt. I. Framework of Analysis
1. Deliberative Democracy in Theory
Pt. II. Parliament in Political Theory
2. Theories of Parliamentary Power
3. Doctrines of Responsible Government
4. Devices of Deliberative Democracy
Pt. III. Parliament in Australian Practice
5. The Ends of Representation
6. The Means of Legislation
7. Accountability: Parliamentary Principles
8. Accountability: Parliamentary Practices
Pt. IV. Combining Theory and Practice
9. Deliberative Democracy in Australian Practice