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Format: 1 online resource (288 p.)

ISBN: 9780271035079

Content: Bringing expert knowledge to bear in an open and deliberative way to help solve pressing social problems is a major concern today, when technocratic and bureaucratic decision making often occurs with little or no input from the general public. Albert Dzur proposes an approach he calls “democratic professionalism” to build bridges between specialists in domains like law, medicine, and journalism and the lay public in such a way as to enable and enhance broader public engagement with and deliberation about major social issues. Sparking a critical and constructive dialogue among social theories of the professions, professional ethics, and political theories of deliberative democracy, Dzur reveals interests, motivations, strengths, and vulnerabilities in conventional professional roles that provide guideposts for this new approach. He then applies it in examining three practical arenas in which experiments in collaboration and power-sharing between professionals and citizens have been undertaken: public journalism, restorative justice, and the bioethics movement. Finally, he draws lessons from these cases to refine this innovative theory and identify the kinds of challenges practitioners face in being both democratic and professional.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: The Ethics and Politics of Professions -- , 1 The Missing Agents of Contemporary Democratic Thought -- , 2 Beyond Self-Interest: The Apolitical Picture of Professionals -- , 3 Professionals versus Democracy: The Radical Critique of Technocrats, Disabling Experts, and Task Monopolists -- , 4 Task Sharing for Democracy: Themes from Political Theory -- , 5 Public Journalism -- , 6 Restorative Justice -- , 7 Bioethics -- , 8 Context and Consequences: The Duties of Democratic Professionals -- , Conclusion: The University’s Role in the Democratization of Professional Ethics -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780271035079

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271035079

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271035079

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Format: 1 online resource (281 p. ) , ill. ;

ISBN: 0-271-03507-2 , 9780271053165

Uniform Title: Project Muse UPCC books

Content: Bringing expert knowledge to bear in an open and deliberative way to help solve pressing social problems is a major concern today, when technocratic and bureaucratic decision making often occurs with little or no input from the general public. Albert Dzur proposes an approach he calls “democratic professionalism” to build bridges between specialists in domains like law, medicine, and journalism and the lay public in such a way as to enable and enhance broader public engagement with and deliberation about major social issues. Sparking a critical and constructive dialogue among social theories of the professions, professional ethics, and political theories of deliberative democracy, Dzur reveals interests, motivations, strengths, and vulnerabilities in conventional professional roles that provide guideposts for this new approach. He then applies it in examining three practical arenas in which experiments in collaboration and power-sharing between professionals and citizens have been undertaken: public journalism, restorative justice, and the bioethics movement. Finally, he draws lessons from these cases to refine this innovative theory and identify the kinds of challenges practitioners face in being both democratic and professional.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , The missing agents of contemporary democratic thought -- Beyond self-interest : the apolitical picture of professionals -- Professionals versus democracy : the radical critique of technocrats, disabling experts, and task monopolists -- Task sharing for democracy : themes from political theory -- Public journalism -- Restorative justice -- Bioethics -- Context and consequences : the duties of democratic professionals. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-271-03332-0

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780271035079