TheyWorkForYou campaign launches today
From:
Mick
Date:
Mar 26 20:55 UTC
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Whilst I sympathise with Tom in many ways, I think we have to remember
that our non-existant constitution promotes representative democracy and
whilst most of those involved in e-democracy campaigns support the
consultative/deliberative variety this doesn't apply to all those who
put themselves up for election, and it is those along with those they
employ who have grown up with only one puppet-master (although I
frequently wonder who is pulling whose strings) who promote this
institution.
Mick
Member profile for Mick Phythian:
http://groups.dowire.org/contacts/mickphythian
In the meantime for info (its nothing to do with me) and apologies for
any cross-posting:
DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY WORKSHOP
Friday, 4th April 2008
Research Beehive room 2.22
Old Library Building
Newcastle University
PROGRAMME
12.00-12.50pm - Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt), "Democracy, Ignorance, and
Folk Epistemology"
12.50-1.00pm - Coffee break
1.00-1.50pm - Ian O'Flynn (Newcastle), "Deliberative Democracy, the
Public Interest, and the Consociational Model"
1.50-2.00pm - Coffee break
2.00-2.50pm - Thom Brooks (Newcastle), "Is Plato's Political Philosophy
Anti-Democratic?"
3.00pm Close
SPEAKERS
Dr Thom Brooks is Reader in Political and Legal Philosophy at Newcastle
University and Editor of the Journal of Moral Philosophy. His books
include The Global Justice Reader (2008), Hegel's Political Philosophy:
A Systematic Reading of the Philosophy of Right (2007), The Legacy of
John Rawls (2005, 2d 2007), Locke and Law (2007), Rousseau and Law
(2005), and Punishment (forthcoming).
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/t.brooks
Dr Ian O'Flynn is Lecturer in Political Theory. He is the author of
Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies (2006), editor of Power
Sharing: New Challenges for Divided Societies (2005), and a number of
articles on democratic theory.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/i.j.o'flynn
Professor Robert B. Talisse is Associate Professor of Philosophy and
Political Science at Vanderbilt University and Editor of Public Afairs
Quarterly. His books include A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy
(2007), American Philosophy: An Encyclopedia (2007), Aristotle's
Politics Today (2007), Democracy after Liberalism (2005), Dewey's
Logical Theory: New Studies and Interpretations (2002), John Dewey's
Essays in Experimental Logic (2007), On Dewey (2000), On James (2004),
On Rawls (2001), Sidney Hook on Pragmatism, Democracy, and Freedom: The
Essential Essays (2002), and Democracy and Moral Conflict (forthcoming).
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/philosophy/faculty/talisse.html
HOW TO ATTEND
Please reply to Dr Thom Brooks (<email obscured>) if you intend to
attend the workshop so that appropriate catering arrangements may be
made. Participation is free.
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