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Rethinking Democratic Procedures: Democracy and Deliberative Experiences in Turkey's LA21 Process

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  • Ülkü Doğanay

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This paper attempts to describe the conditions necessary for the furthering of democracy in Turkey by focusing on a certain conception of democratic legitimacy that goes beyond formal arrangements. It argues that the effective participation of citizens in democratic procedures is necessary for the consolidation of democracy in public life. To defend this argument, the theoretical background developed in deliberative models of democracy is followed. The quality of ‘talk’, as a constitutive feature of democracy, is explored by following the critical perspectives in deliberative theory that focus on the discursive mechanisms of exclusion and on power relations intrinsic to deliberative procedures. For this purpose, the deliberative processes in a series of ‘working group meetings’, carried out as a part of the Local Agenda 21 project, are analysed. The democratic capacity of deliberative experiences and public dialogue is analysed by examining the inclusion/exclusion of opposing ideas, different identities and discourse styles during these working groups meetings.

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  • Ülkü Doğanay, 2004. "Rethinking Democratic Procedures: Democracy and Deliberative Experiences in Turkey's LA21 Process," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 52(4), pages 728-744, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:52:y:2004:i:4:p:728-744
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00505.x
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