James S. Fishkin

James S. Fishkin ( * 1948 ) is a professor of communication and political science at Stanford University. He is known for his work on Deliberative Democracy. He developed in this context, a method to Deliberative polling. He is Director of the Center for Deliberative Democracy at new Stanford University.

James S. Fishkin reached his Bachelor and his Ph.D. at Yale University. A second Ph. D. He graduated from the University of Cambridge.

Works

Deliberative democracy

  • Democracy and Deliberation: New Directions for Democratic Reform ( 1991)
  • The Dialogue of Justice: Toward a Self- Reflective Society ( 1992)
  • The Voice of the People: Public Opinion and Democracy (1995 )
  • Deliberation Day ( Yale Press, 2004 ) (with Bruce Ackerman )
  • Debating Deliberative Democracy ( with Peter Laslett ) ( Blackwell Publishing Limited, 2003)

Political Theory and Philosophy

  • Tyranny and Legitimacy: A Critique of Political Theories ( The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979)
  • Beyond Subjective Morality: Ethical Reasoning and Political Philosophy ( Yale University Press, 1986)
  • Limits of Obligation ( Yale University Press, 1982)
  • Justice, Equal Opportunity and the Family ( Yale University Press, 1984)

Publications in journals

  • Considered Opinions: Deliberative Polling in Britain (With RC Luskin, R Jowell ) (British Journal of Political Science, 2002)
  • Moral Reasoning and Political Ideology (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1973)
  • Experimenting with a Democratic Ideal: Deliberative Polling and Public Opinion (with RC Luskin ) ( Acta Politica, 2005)
  • Can Deliberation Induce Greater Preference Structuration? Evidence from Deliberative Opinion Polls (With C. List, I McLean, Luskin R ) ( Proceedings of the American Political Science Association, 2000)
  • The Quest for Deliberative Democracy (with RC Luskin ) ( The Good Society, 1999)
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