Friday, July 4, 2008
week 5 web lecture: deliberative democracy
Deliberative democracy is a impartial discussion that requires everyone to be involved and gives each person an equal opportunity to present and listen to arguements that have to do with the topic. In order for deliberation to be effective one must listen to all sides and be open to different perspectives and ideas. The example of deliberative democracy in the web lecture is a jury deliberation. When on a jury all the members of the jury must review the facts, consider the evidence, and work together to come to a verdict. It is the responsibility of the lawyers to present a good case so it is easy for the jury to come to an agreement. This is the same in organizational communication within a company. Many companies have large groups and meetings to form a plan of action for different things. If the group doesn't come to a conclusion and consider all ideas and perspectives involved than someone may leave the meeting unhappy and friction could form within the group.
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A jury is a great example of deliberative democracy. The only difference is that sometimes in a company if one person is undecided on a decision or doesnt completely agree, they don't always wait until everyone can agree. Sometimes they just go with the majority voted on, or agreed upon. Which is unfortunate, yet sometimes necessary and that is why someone is CEo, or PResident of a company, because it is their job to try and do whats best for the company and sometimes that requires making the final decisions when not everyone can agree.
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