Deliberative Mini-Publics

Curato, Nicole; FARRELL, DAVID M.; GEISSEL, BRIGITTE; GRÖNLUND, KIMMO; MOCKLER, PATRICIA; Pilet, Jean‐Benoît; RENWICK, ALAN; Rose, Jonathan; SETÄLÄ, MAIJA; Suiter, Jane

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“…It is within this context that a growing body of normative‐driven research promotes participatory and deliberative models of democracy (Fishkin et al., 2021). Under these models, citizens are more often and more closely associated with policymaking through deliberative forums, in which a small group gathers to deliberate and make recommendations, and sometimes even decisions, regarding policies (Curato et al., 2021; Dryzek, 2009; Fishkin, 2009). Deliberative democracy is thus often seen as a remedy to the ‘malaise’ of representative democracy (Geissel & Newton, 2012).…”

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Public support for deliberative citizens' assemblies selected through sortition: Evidence from 15 countries

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Vittori

et al. 2022

European J Political Res

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As representative democracy is increasingly criticized, a new institution is becoming popular among academics and practitioners: deliberative citizens' assemblies. To evaluate whether these assemblies can deliver their promise of re-engaging the dissatisfied of representative politics, we explore who supports them and why. We build on a unique survey conducted with representative samples of 15 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. 2Western European countries and find, first, that the most supportive are those who are less educated, have a low sense of political competence and an anti-elite sentiment. Thus, support does come from the dissatisfied. Second, we find that this support is for a part 'outcome contingent', in the sense that it changes with respondents' expectations regarding the policy outcome from deliberative citizens' assemblies. This second finding nuances the first one and suggests that while deliberative citizens' assemblies convey some hope to re-engage disengaged citizens, this is conditioned to the expectation of a favourable outcome.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public support for deliberative citizens' assemblies selected through sortition: Evidence from 15 countries

Pilet

Bol

Vittori

et al. 2022

European J Political Res

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“…External inclusion is about who is invited or allowed to take part in a deliberation. There is significant attention to this in the literature, especially regarding representation and recruitment (Curato et al 2021;Devillers et al 2021;Dryzek and Niemeyer 2008;Elstub and Escobar 2019;Harris 2019).…”

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“…Our premise in this article is that the goals of deliberative mini-publics vary (see Steel et al 2020). These goals include reaching mutual understanding, consensus or social cohesion, identifying problems or diversity in perspectives, or generating collective solutions to shared problems, to name a few (Curato et al 2021;Fung 2003Fung , 2007Ryan and Smith 2014). We expect that different approaches to facilitation have various strengths and weaknesses, and what matters is identifying which approach to facilitation is best suited to realize a deliberative mini-public's goal.…”

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Diversity in Facilitation: Mapping Differences in Deliberative Designs

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Oppold

Stasiak

2023

Journal of Deliberative Democracy

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There are various approaches to facilitation in deliberative mini-publics, yet the scholarly literature remains relatively underdeveloped in identifying which approaches to facilitation are useful in achieving certain deliberative goals. This article compares facilitation approaches based on their potential to achieve different deliberative goals by examining three cases of deliberative mini-publics on urban transformations in the German city of Magdeburg. All three mini-publics were given the same task but were implemented using a particular approach to facilitation: (1) self-organized; (2) a multi-method approach; and (3) dynamic facilitation. We analyzed video recordings and surveys conducted among participants and found that differences in facilitation influence the process of deliberation in numerous ways. While deliberation can happen without a facilitator, certain deliberative goals can be better achieved when the process is professionally facilitated. More stringent or involved facilitation, however, may not serve every purpose of deliberation equally. There are trade-offs when designing, convening, or facilitating deliberative processes, and no approach fits all mini-publics. We conclude the article by identifying the implications of our findings for the scholarship and practice of citizen deliberation in structured forums and beyond.

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“…Goals might include informing citizens about a particular issue, better aligning policies with public preferences, or problem solving through collaboration, among others. Event design may consider participant recruitment strategies, participant numbers, venue, procedural questions around format and engagement, as well as event outputs (Curato, Farrell, et al., 2021, Chapter 2; Fung, 2003). Deliberation is a central feature—participants should expect to digest evidence and opinions, ultimately striving to interact with experts and their peers so they can exercise informed judgement (Knoboch and Gastil, 2021).…”

Section: Deliberative Mini‐publics and Policymentioning

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Policy implementation in crisis: Lessons from the Philippines

Zech

Eastin

Bonotti

2023

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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Like many countries, the Philippines faced severe economic, social, and political challenges during the COVID‐19 pandemic. In March 2020 President Duterte issued an executive order announcing a national state of emergency that introduced a highly restrictive system for community quarantine and lockdown. While these measures led international observers to rank the Philippinesʼ pandemic response among the worldʼs most stringent, it is unclear whether subsequent health outcomes were sufficient to justify the severity. In this article, we evaluate discrepancies between COVID‐19 policy goals and outcomes in the Philippines via a compelling but under‐utilized method of democratic deliberation, the ‘mini‐public’. The mini‐public that we held brought together a random sample of citizens who heard testimony from local public health experts and political leaders, and then used this information in conjunction with their own experiences to identify policy shortcomings and develop recommendations for policymakers. The most substantial challenges to the governmentʼs pandemic response were reported to be inadequate enforcement and under‐resourcing of government officials tasked with policy implementation. These challenges created a disconnect between policy objectives and their performance in practice. We conclude by summarizing the mini‐public participantsʼ recommendations.

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Deliberative Mini-Publics

Cited by 26 publications

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Public support for deliberative citizens' assemblies selected through sortition: Evidence from 15 countries

Public support for deliberative citizens' assemblies selected through sortition: Evidence from 15 countries

Diversity in Facilitation: Mapping Differences in Deliberative Designs

Policy implementation in crisis: Lessons from the Philippines

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