Public Thought and Foreign Policy: Essays on Public Deliberations About Americans' Role in the World

In this collection of essays, seven contributors from diverse fields suggest that ordinary citizens are capable of reasoned public deliberation on matters of critical national importance. Drawing on experience from the 2003 National Issues Convention, this collection reveals that public deliberation is a sound and practical approach to working through difficult issues, one that can enrich and inform the dialogue of democracy.Kingston, Robert J. is the author of 'Public Thought and Foreign Policy: Essays on Public Deliberations About Americans' Role in the World', published 2005 under ISBN 9780923993115 and ISBN 0923993118.