Democratic Deliberation in Deeply Divided Societies

1. Deliberation in Contexts of Conflict: An Introduction
Juan E. Ugarriza, Didier Caluwaerts

Part I. Obstacles and Opportunities for Deliberation in Divided Societies

2. Deliberative Democracy in Northern Ireland: Opportunities and Challenges for Consensus in a Consociational System
Katy Hayward

3. Deliberative Stress in Linguistically Divided Belgium
Didier Caluwaerts, Min Reuchamps

4. Deliberation and Democracy at the End of Armed Conflict: Postconflict Opportunities in the Basque Country
Sanjay Jeram, Daniele Conversi

5. The Citizens, the Politicians and the Courts: A Preliminary Assessment of Deliberative Capacity in Colombia
Margarita M. Orozco, Juan E. Ugarriza

6. Barriers to Inter-group Deliberation in Divided Ukraine
Anastasiya Salnykova

7. Federalist Deliberative Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Olabanji Akinola

8. Manipulative Deliberation in Turkey: Alevis’ Defective Political Engagement and Remedying Strategies
Kivanç Ulusoy

9. Language Policy and Inter-group Deliberation in Israel
Aviad Rubin

10. Experiences with Deliberation in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Sahar Aurore Saeidnia

Part II. What Does a Deliberative Democracy Look Like in a Divided Society?

11. When Deliberation Remains Out of Reach: The Role of Agonistic Engagement in Divided Societies
Sarah Maddison

12. Beating the Odds: Confrontational Deliberative Democracy
Didier Caluwaerts, Juan E. Ugarriza

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Democracy, Political Theory, Political Science, Conflict Studies, Comparative Politics, Political Communication