Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Democratic Deliberation for Sustainability Transformations: Between Constructiveness and Disruption

Hammond

Democratic Deliberation for Sustainability Transformations: Between Constructiveness and Disruption Thumbnail


Authors



Abstract

The discourse on sustainability transformations moves beyond accommodationist, reformist framings of sustainability to imply a radical, systemic shift toward new sustainable trajectories. While democracy has been accorded a central role in sustainability governance of most kinds, this emphasis on systemic transformation, and the new context of existential ecological threat, prompt a reconsideration of the kind of democracy that would provide a political foundation for sustainability. Arguing that the politics of sustainability transformation inherently demand democratization – for both disruption (of established power structures) and normativity (in relation to the negotiated meaning of sustainability) – this article explores the potential of deliberation in particular to create these foundations. I contend that while the recent policy-oriented practice of deliberation has itself become overly accommodationist, the concept can equally encompass a more disruptive, yet still normatively driven form, the time for which might be just right.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 20, 2020
Publication Date Oct 7, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Sustainability : Science, Practice and Policy
Print ISSN 1548-7733
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2020.1814588
Keywords Sustainability transformation, sustainability, deliberative democracy, citizens’ assembly, deliberation
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15487733.2020.1814588

Files





You might also like



Downloadable Citations