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The book "Democratic Norms of Earth System Governance: Deliberative Politics in the Anthropocene" by Walter F. Baber and Robert V. Bartlett explores the idea that deliberative democracy can provide solutions to the challenges of governing complex earth systems. The authors argue that deliberative democracy, which emphasizes equal respect and the exchange of reasons, is better suited for earth system governance than purely aggregative approaches to democracy. They propose five necessary democratic norms for earth system governance, including empoweredness, embedding governance in social and cultural contexts, an experimental approach, an equivocal approach to political discourse, and a focus on distributional consequences. The book provides insights into the various levels, systems, and actors involved in earth system governance, but lacks a precise definition of deliberative democracy and its relationship to the five democratic norms. Overall, the book is valuable for those interested in democratic theory and governance architectures applied to earth system challenges. [Extracted from the article] |
