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In Defense of Pluralism
Éric Montpetit
其他書名
Policy Disagreement and its Media Coverage
出版Cambridge University Press, 2016-04-07
主題Education / Decision-Making & Problem SolvingLanguage Arts & Disciplines / JournalismPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Public Policy / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Process / Media & Internet
ISBN110714678X9781107146785
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=X-WxCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The work of early pluralist thinkers, from Arthur Bentley to Robert Dahl, inspired much optimism about democracy. They argued that democracy was functioning well, despite disagreements arising among the diversity of interests represented in policy-making processes. Yet it is unlikely that anyone paying attention to news coverage today would share such optimism. The media portray current policy-making processes as intractably polarized, devoid of any opportunity to move forward and adopt essential policy changes. This book aims to revive our long-lost sense of optimism about policy-making and democracy. Through original research into biotechnology policy-making in North America and Europe, Éric Montpetit shows that the depiction of policy-making offered by early pluralist thinkers is not so far off the present reality. Today's policy decision-making process - complete with disagreement among the participants - is consistent with what might be expected in a pluralist society, in sharp contrast with the negative image projected by the media.