Deliberative mini-publics : involving citizens in the democratic process
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Deliberative mini-publics : involving citizens in the democratic process
（ECPR--Studies in European political science）
ECPR Press, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The first comprehensive account of the booming phenomenon of deliberative mini-publics, this book offers a systematic review of their variety, discusses their weaknesses, and recommends ways to make them a viable component of democracy. The book takes stock of the diverse practices of deliberative mini-publics and, more concretely, looks at preconditions, processes, and outcomes. It provides a critical assessment of the experience with mini-publics; in particular their lack of policy impact. Bringing together leading scholars in the field, notably James S Fishkin and Mark E Warren, Deliberative Mini-Publics will speak to anyone with an interest in democracy and democratic innovations.
Table of Contents
Contents
List of Figures and Tables vii
List of Abbreviations viii
Contributors ix
Foreword by John Dryzek xiii
Preface xv
Chapter One: Introduction 1
Kimmo Groenlund, Andre Bachtiger and Maija Setala
Chapter Two: Defining Mini-Publics 9
Matthew Ryan and Graham Smith
Chapter Three: Deliberative Democracy in Context: Reflections on
Theory and Practice 27
James S. Fishkin
Chapter Four: What Would Dahl Say?: An Appraisal of the Democratic
Credentials of Deliberative Polls (R) and Other Mini-Publics 41
Ian O'Flynn and Gaurav Sood
Chapter Five: Normative Theory and Experimental Research in the
Study of Deliberative Mini-Publics 59
Maija Setala and Kaisa Herne
Chapter Six: Facilitating Deliberation:
The Role of Impartial Intermediaries in Deliberative Mini-Publics 77
Claudia Landwehr
Chapter Seven: Online Deliberation: Theory and Practice in Virtual
Mini-Publics 93
Kim Strandberg and Kimmo Groenlund
Chapter Eight: `Gentlemanly Conversation' or Vigorous Contestation?:
An Exploratory Analysis of Communication Modes in a Transnational
Deliberative Poll (R) (Europolis) 115
Andre Bachtiger and Marlene Gerber
Chapter Nine: Deliberative Democracy in Divided Belgium:
An Alternative for a Democracy on the Edge? 135
Didier Caluwaerts and Dimokritos Kavadias
Chapter Ten: Participant Bias and Success in Deliberative
Mini-Publics 157
Michael E. Morrell
Chapter Eleven: Scaling Up Deliberation to Mass Publics:
Harnessing Mini-Publics in a Deliberative System 177
Simon Niemeyer
Chapter Twelve: Deliberative Democracy and Framing Effects:
Why Frames are a Problem and How Deliberative Mini-Publics
Might Overcome Them 203
Aubin Calvert and Mark E. Warren
Chapter Thirteen: Towards a New Era of Deliberative Mini-Publics 225
Andre Bachtiger, Maija Setala and Kimmo Groenlund
Index 247
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