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Buddhism and Deliberative Democracy

Buddhism and Deliberative Democracy

Long, William J.

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy

Religion General BuddhismGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 3032206901
ISBN13: 9783032206909
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Jul 13 2026
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.23 Depth: 8.54
Language: English

In this open access book, William Joseph Long argues the sangha, whose governance Buddha based on the secular republics of his era was his model of an ideal democratic polity and meant to be a self-governing exemplar to the wider society then and now. In an era of declining efficacy of democracies around the world, political theorists frequently recommend deliberative processes and models as the remedy for democracy's current problems. The idea of deliberative democracy argues democratic decisions and policies can be made more legitimate, more intelligent, and more socially stabilizing through the give and take of reasons and justifications among those affected. Proponents of deliberative democracy believe public deliberation and reasoning among free and equal citizens are the essence of authentic democratic decisions. Deliberation should strive toward an ideal of rationally achieved consensus that serves the common good, not merely a majority vote driven by competing self-interests and power. Yet almost all contemporary literature is Western in origin and generated from the late 20th century to the present.

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