A deliberative theory has undergone significant changes in their fundamental assumptions. To accommodate concepts such as self-interest, conflict and power and other forms of communication as a bargain, this theory has revised the initial assumptions that oriented it. In this move, it becomes more similar to other traditional approaches to democratic theory, such as pluralism and neo-corporatism. This article has two aims: (1) to analyze such changes; and (2) to evaluate the potential and limits of such changes to deliberative theory.
Deliberative Theory; Pluralism; Neo-Corporatism and Participation