Jane Mansbridge's guest appearances

Jane Mansbridge

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

The Midpod: The Midterms Podcast

Tom Steyer

Elon Musk

Barack Obama

Yuval Harari

Bill Gates

Ben Thompson

Tim Ferriss

Tyler Cowen

Patrick Collison

Steven Pinker

Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi

Cecile Richards

Chris Hayes

Tim Urban

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Every time I do an episode on polarization, I get a few emails asking: What about deliberative democracy? Couldn’t that be an answer?Deliberative democracy, if you’re not familiar, refers to a broad set of approaches in which citizens get together, with or without their representatives, to deliberate on political questions. Not just vote, or donate money, but actually work through hard questions, in a structured process, together.Jane Mansbridge is the Charles F. Adams professor of political leadership and democratic values at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a past president of the American Political Science Association, and co-editor of the book, Deliberative Systems: Deliberative Democracy at the Large Scale. So she’s not just a pioneering theorist on deliberative democracy, she’s specifically studied the question where I’m most skeptical: Can it scale?Book recommendations:Politics with the People: Building a Directly Representative Democracy by Michael A. NebloDemocracy When the People Are Thinking: Revitalizing Our Politics Through Public Deliberation by James S. FishkinInsecure Majorities: Congress and the Perpetual Campaign by Frances E. Lee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every time I do an episode on polarization, I get a few emails asking: What about deliberative democracy? Couldn’t that be an answer?Deliberative democracy, if you’re not familiar, refers to a broad set of approaches in which citizens get together, with or without their representatives, to deliberate on political questions. Not just vote, or donate money, but actually work through hard questions, in a structured process, together.Jane Mansbridge is the Charles F. Adams professor of political leadership and democratic values at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a past president of the American Political Science Association, and co-editor of the book, Deliberative Systems: Deliberative Democracy at the Large Scale. So she’s not just a pioneering theorist on deliberative democracy, she’s specifically studied the question where I’m most skeptical: Can it scale?Book recommendations:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Politics-People-Representative-Democracy-Psychology/dp/1107117267" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Politics with the People: Building a Directly Representative Democracy</a> by Michael A. Neblo<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-When-People-Are-Thinking-ebook/dp/B07F37Y736" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy When the People Are Thinking: Revitalizing Our Politics Through Public Deliberation</a> by James S. Fishkin<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Insecure-Majorities-Congress-Perpetual-Campaign-ebook/dp/B01JIOMRXG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insecure Majorities: Congress and the Perpetual Campaign</a> by Frances E. Lee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

What deliberative democracy can, and can’t, do (with Jane Mansbridge)

Jane Mansbridge has been studying democracy for decades. She has some surprising insights into what's causing our deep divisions, and thoughts about how citizens can support positive change.

Jane Mansbridge has been studying democracy for decades. She has some surprising insights into what's causing our deep divisions, and thoughts about how citizens can support positive change.

Ep.7  Jane Mansbridge: Why are we so polarized?