The authors outline the core standards for a deliberative mini-public forum, to illustrate what makes them different from other procedures of citizen engagement and public participation. They show how deliberative mini-publics are one of many ways to make democratic institutions more deliberative, address specific democratic deficits, and contribute to democratic reform. They discuss the definition of these forums designed to bring together a subset of the wider population to engage in discussions around specific issues, their core design features, and their role in relation to deliberative democratization; their composition, format and topic of deliberation, and outputs; methods of recruitment of representatives; the guiding principles and design considerations to facilitate a deliberative experience; the role of evidence in these forums; their conclusions and their presentation; their legitimacy; and their role in democratic systems. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Bringing together ten leading researchers in the field of deliberative democracy, this important book examines the features of a Deliberative Mini-Public (DMP) and considers the contributions that DMPs can make not only to the policy process, but also to the broader agenda of revitalising democracy in contemporary times.
Bringing together ten leading researchers in the field of deliberative democracy, this important book examines the features of a Deliberative Mini-Public (DMP) and considers how DMPs link into democratic systems. It examines the core design features of DMPs and their role in the broader policy process and takes stock of the characteristics that distinguish them from other forms of citizen participation. In doing so, the book offers valuable insights into the contributions that DMPs can make not only to the policy process, but also to the broader agenda of revitalising democracy in contemporary times.
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Two The Diversity of Mini-Publics: A Systematic Overview |
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Four The Deliberative Experience |
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Five Evidence in Deliberative Mini-Publics |
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Seven Legitimacy of Deliberative Mini-Publics |
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Eight Deliberative Mini-Publics in Democratic Systems |
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Nicole Curato is Associate Professor at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra, Australia.
David M. Farrell is Chair of Politics and Head of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Brigitte Geissel is Professor of Political Science and Political Sociology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
Kimmo Grönlund is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Social Science Research Institute, Åbo Akademi University, Finland.
Patricia Mockler is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University, Canada.
Jean-Benoit Pilet is Professor of Political Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Alan Renwick is Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit and Associate Professor of British Politics, University College London, UK.
Jonathan Rose is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Canada.
Maija Setälä is Professor in Political Science at the University of Turku, Finland.
Jane Suiter is Director of the Institute for Future Media and Journalism and Professor in the School of Communications, Dublin City University, Ireland.
