Democratic Deliberation in Deeply Divided Societies: From Conflict to Common Ground

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Deliberation in Contexts of Conflict: An Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Deliberative Democracy in Northern Ireland: Opportunities and Challenges for Consensus in a Consociational System....Pages 11-34
Deliberative Stress in Linguistically Divided Belgium....Pages 35-52
Deliberation and Democracy at the End of Armed Conflict: Postconflict Opportunities in the Basque Country....Pages 53-72
The Citizens, the Politicians and the Courts: A Preliminary Assessment of Deliberative Capacity in Colombia....Pages 73-88
Barriers to Inter-group Deliberation in Divided Ukraine....Pages 89-111
Federalist Deliberative Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects....Pages 112-128
Manipulative Deliberation in Turkey: Alevis’ Defective Political Engagement and Remedying Strategies....Pages 129-150
Language Policy and Inter-group Deliberation in Israel....Pages 151-171
Experiences with Deliberation in the Islamic Republic of Iran....Pages 172-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
When Deliberation Remains Out of Reach: The Role of Agonistic Engagement in Divided Societies....Pages 189-205
Beating the Odds: Confrontational Deliberative Democracy....Pages 206-217
Back Matter....Pages 219-225