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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0268 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Deliberative legitimacy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Joshua Cohen (1989) and Bernard Manin (1987) are early formulations of the view that the legitimacy of collective decisions depends on public deliberation among those bound by them.”

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