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2. 1. Arenas for Democratic Deliberation : Decision-Making in an Infrastructure Project in Sweden

   Author : Hans Wiklund; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deliberative democracy; swedish democracy; democratic deliberation; multi-level decision-making; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Democracy today faces challenges in the form of declining levels of electoral participation, dwindling membership in and attachment to political parties, decreasing involvement in established non-governmental organisations and diminishing citizen trust in politicians, political institutions and systems. This study elucidates the democratic status of the Swedish formal political system through an analysis of the decision-making process related to the first power transmission link between Sweden and Poland. READ MORE

4. 2. Guiding Concepts : Essays on Normative Concepts, Knowledge, and Deliberation

   Author : Olle Risberg; Erik Carlson; Andrew Reisner; Wlodek Rabinowicz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; action-guidance; adherence; all things considered ought; alternative normative concepts; conceptual engineering; debunking; deliberation; disagreement; epistemic pluralism; epistemology; ethics; external world skepticism; idealization; metaethics; meta-skepticism; moral skepticism; normativity; ought; reasons; response-dependence; uncertainty; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses a range of questions about normativity, broadly understood. Recurring themes include (i) the idea of normative ‘action-guidance’, and the connection between normativity and motivational states, (ii) the possibility of normative knowledge and its role in deliberation, and (iii) the question of whether (and if so, how) normative concepts can themselves be evaluated. READ MORE

5. 3. No time for reason : Deliberation, status and democracy in the modern democracy

   Author : Johan Wänström; Eric Kramer; USA University of Oklahoma Department of Communication; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reason; Deliberation; Democracy; Society; Social capital; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Economic use of time (efficiency) and democracy are common features in many modern western societies. However, a strong egalitarian democracy requires equal participation in the social construction of meaning, reason and ultimately knowledge. READ MORE

6. 4. Judging in the Public Realm : A Kantian Approach to the Deliberative Concept of Ethico-Political Judgment and an Inquiry into Public Discourse on Prenatal Diagnosis

   Author : Cornelis Dekker; Anders Nordgren; Marcus Düwell; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Formation of judgment; faculty of judgment; ethics; politics; normative reasons; deliberative practice; impartiality; public sphere; public discourse; public deliberation; prenatal diagnosis; prenatal screening; Kant; Arendt; Habermas; Engelhardt; Sweden; the Netherlands; Bedömning; omdömesförmåga; etik; politik; normativa skäl; deliberation; opartiskhet; offentlig sfär; offentlig samtal; fosterdiagnostik; Kant; Arendt; Habermas; Engelhardt; Sverige; Nederländerna; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses how to enhance the public discussion of moral and political questions. Enhancing public ‘deliberation’ is desirable since it provides citizens with influence, it enables coming to an understanding, and it ensures legitimacy. READ MORE

7. 5. Traits & Talks : Lessons about Personality and Deliberation from the Negotiations between Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk

   Author : Julia Jennstål; Bo Bengtsson; Per-Ola Öberg; Jakob Elster; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Personality; five-factor model; big five; traits; facets; interactionalism; deliberation; collective decision-making; negotiations; South Africa; Nelson Mandela; FW de Klerk; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : Compelling research in political psychology and personality psychology points to the significance of personality as a determinant of political behavior. Within a comprehensive framework for the study of personality in politics, the so-called Five-level Model (FLM), this thesis primarily focuses on the level of personality traits, where the well-established Five-factor model (the ‘Big Five’) is applied. READ MORE