Democratic Reason: Politics, Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many - Hardcover

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Helene Landemore is assistant professor of political science at Yale University. She is the author of Hume: Probability and Reasonable Choice.

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"Hélène Landemore's book is a landmark in the study of collective decision making. It scrutinizes and synthesizes a vast body of work, paying as much attention to the failures of deliberation and majority voting as to their achievements. Nobody working on normative theories of democracy can afford to ignore it."--Jon Elster, Columbia University

"Making an important contribution to democratic theory, this outstanding book takes seriously the possibility of popular rule and successful democratic decision making. Paying close attention to positive theory and empirical evidence, it offers a gust of fresh air. It will have a large audience both within and outside the political theory community."--Benjamin Page, Northwestern University

"Fresh voices--who understand cutting-edge social science--are badly needed in political theory and philosophy. With bold and plausible arguments, Landemore's important book is not more of the same old same old, but instead brings a whole different set of models and approaches to bear on democratic theory. A real achievement, Democratic Reason will have a wide readership."--Gerald Gaus, University of Arizona

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"Hélène Landemore's book is a landmark in the study of collective decision making. It scrutinizes and synthesizes a vast body of work, paying as much attention to the failures of deliberation and majority voting as to their achievements. Nobody working on normative theories of democracy can afford to ignore it."--Jon Elster, Columbia University

"Making an important contribution to democratic theory, this outstanding book takes seriously the possibility of popular rule and successful democratic decision making. Paying close attention to positive theory and empirical evidence, it offers a gust of fresh air. It will have a large audience both within and outside the political theory community."--Benjamin Page, Northwestern University

"Fresh voices--who understand cutting-edge social science--are badly needed in political theory and philosophy. With bold and plausible arguments, Landemore's important book is not more of the same old same old, but instead brings a whole different set of models and approaches to bear on democratic theory. A real achievement, Democratic Reason will have a wide readership."--Gerald Gaus, University of Arizona