This book investigates whether the theory of deliberative democracy - developed in the West to focus democratic theory on the legitimation that deliberation can
This book examines village democracy and the prospects of China's democratization. It explains how three key factors - township, economy and kinship - shape vil
This book argues that most public affairs can be openly discussed before consensus is reached, and people from different backgrounds should be encouraged to get
Featuring cases from India, China, Nepal, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Mongolia and Malaysia, the authors demonstrate and compare the differing uses of public