Die Arbeit will den in der Demokratietheorie in Mode gekommenen Begriff 'Deliberative Demokratie' genauer bestimmen. Dazu werden in Anlehnung an Hubertus Buchstein drei 'Versionen' der Theorie untersucht: der spieltheoretische Ansatz (schwache Version), der Ansatz von Jürgen Habermas (starke...

In a global risk society, two interlinked developments increase complexity on environmental policy issues: On the one hand, unilateral problem solving is often ineffective in a globalized world. On the other hand, many environmental issues themselves are becoming increasingly complex. States...