Persuasion, Integration, and Deliberative Democracy : The Will of the Whole - Graham Wright

Persuasion, Integration, and Deliberative Democracy

The Will of the Whole

By: Graham Wright

Hardcover | 31 October 2024

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It is easy to be in favor of a government that reflects the will of people you like. It is more difficult to be in favor of a government that reflects the will of people you hate. But this is precisely what democracy requires of us. And one of the most serious threats facing democracy today, in the United States and around the world, is the discomfort that many citizens feel towards this core democratic principle: that even those citizens we think of as evil, deluded, or simply wrong should still be allowed a say in what their own government does.

Perhaps the best hope of resolving this tension can be found in the idea of deliberative democracy, which sees a particular form of non-coercive dialogue as an essential component of democratic governance. But in this book, Graham Wright argues that the traditional approach to deliberation through persuasion faces serious challenges that may limit its potential in exactly the situations when the threats to democracy are greatest. Instead, he argues that an alternative method of deliberation based on the process of "integration," as described by early 20th century philosopher Mary Parker Follett, can do a better job of navigating these challenges, and can help us make democratic decisions that better reflect the will of the whole people.

Persuasion, Integration, and Deliberative Democracy is a fresh approach to debates about the challenges of democracy, and the value of democratic deliberation. For anyone wanting to understand the dangers facing deeply divided societies, this is an essential read.

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"Persuasion, Integration, and Deliberative Democracy is what we need to face the current challenges to democracy. Kudos to Dr. Wright for the clarity of his thinking and writing, and for introducing Follett's integrative process. As Follett advised: 'One should never allow ourselves to be bullied by an either/or. There is often the possibility of something better than either of two given alternatives.' Integration can be difficult, but the alternatives are far worse. Persuasion, Integration, and Deliberative Democracy shows us how."

Jody Hoffer Gittell, Relational Coordination Collaborative, Brandeis University

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