This book offers a systematic treatment of democratic legitimacy, interpreted as a distinct normative concept. It defends the view that democratic legitimacy requires that decisions are made in a process that is politically and epistemically fair.
This book offers a systematic treatment of the requirements of democratic legitimacy. It argues that democratic procedures are essential for political legitimacy because of the need to respect value pluralism and because of the learning process that democratic decision-making en…
This book compares notions of democratic decision-making underlying both aggregative and deliberative democracy and examines the implications for public policy. It will be of interest to economists, politicians and sociologists.