Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies

O'Flynn, Ian

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“…These practices have received little scholarly attention, but there is a growing normative literature on the role of deliberative democracy in consociational negotiation and governance . Ian O'Flynn, the leading voice in this debate, argues that deliberative democracy should ‘provide normative standards that can inform the choice of power‐sharing institutions in the first instance, and, later … guide the progress of those institutions, towards or away from those standards, over time’ (O'Flynn : 4). This process, he says, can lead to more legitimate decisions, improve the relationships between individuals, groups, and institutions, and facilitate the development of a shared identity (see also Drake and McCulloch ).…”

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‘Participatory consociationalism? No, but South Tyrol's Autonomy Convention is evidence that power‐sharing can transform conflicts’

Larin

Röggla

2019

Nations and Nationalism

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South Tyrol is an autonomous, predominantly German‐speaking province in Italy, and one of the most successful cases of power‐sharing in the world. Nevertheless, the Province recently conducted a participatory‐democratic process known as the ‘Autonomy Convention’ to debate and draft a proposal for revising the 1972 Autonomy Statute. It is the first such process with the stated intent of amending a power‐sharing arrangement, and our research questions are whether this represents a new type of consociational negotiation, and what made it possible. The answer to the first question is ‘no’, and the Convention is best seen as a ‘participatory‐ish consultation’ which had no formal power. But the problems that it faced, and the fact that it occurred at all, are evidence of consociational democracy's potential to transform conflicts. The Convention, we argue, is the result of ‘normal’, not ‘ethnic’ politics, and two generations of successful power‐sharing made that possible by desecuritising the relationship between South Tyrol's three official linguistic groups.

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‘Participatory consociationalism? No, but South Tyrol's Autonomy Convention is evidence that power‐sharing can transform conflicts’

Larin

Röggla

2019

Nations and Nationalism

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“… Within the political arena there is a movement towards what is known as "deliberative democracy" [80][81][82][83] which aims to effectively engage ordinary citizens and stakeholders in political issues. There are several methods for trying to facilitate this [84], for example: citizen's juries [85] where a representative sample of those concerned convene together for a day or more to discuss a well-defined issue, and can call experts or witnesses; consensus conferences [86] where a panel of ordinary citizens are convened in public on a specific controversial topic.…”

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Soft OR comes of age—but not everywhere!

Mingers

2011

Omega

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Over the last forty years new methods and methodologies have been developed to deal with wicked problems or "messes". They are structured and rigorous but non-mathematical. Prime examples are: soft systems methodology (SSM), cognitive mapping/SODA and the strategic choice approach (SCA). Collectively they are known as Soft OR, Soft Systems, or Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs). Soft OR has now come of age in terms both of dealing with complex practical situations and having a presence in the academic literature. However, Soft OR is not recognised, or even seen as a legitimate part of OR, everywhere and this is especially so in the US where top journals such as Operations Research and Management Science do not publish Soft OR papers. The purpose of this paper is to generate an informed discussion and debate which may lead to a greater recognition of the contribution of Soft OR, and to it being seen to be a proper part of the OR discipline worldwide. In order to achieve this, the first section outlines the nature of Soft OR and describes briefly some of the main methods. The second section demonstrates that Soft OR has been successful both in practice and within the academic literature. The third section documents the invisibility of Soft OR within important sections of the OR literature, and the final section then suggests some explanations for this, and also proposes practical actions to try and alleviate the problem. It is not suggested that Soft OR is an alternative to traditional, mathematical OR but, rather, a complement.

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“…El elemento definitorio de la democracia deliberativa y su fundamento procesual bien podrían residir, como comenta Dryzek (2000: 31), en el hecho de que «los individuos participantes en procesos democráticos son susceptibles de cambiar sus opiniones y preferencias como resultado de la reflexión inducida por la deliberación». No es lugar aquí de enumerar las largas listas de voces favorables o críticas en relación con este enfoque de la democracia, algo que, por otra parte, ya se ha encargado de sintetizar la amplia revisión investigadora existente (ver, entre otros, Bohman, 1996Bohman, , 1998Sanders, 1997;Dryzek, 2000;Chambers, 2003;Gutmann y Thompson, 2004;O'Flynn, 2006). Este texto sí hará, en cambio, uso de aquellas aportaciones teóricas que contribuyan a centrar el debate en torno a aquellas cuestiones que definen el marco de la interacción deliberativa.…”

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La interacción deliberativa en los procesos de participación vinculados a las decisiones públicas

García

2016

PapRevSoc

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ResumenEl artículo propone un análisis de la significación participativa y la comunicación deliberativa presentes en los procesos de participación ciudadana vinculados a las decisiones públicas. El principal objetivo radica en analizar en qué condiciones se produce la deliberación y qué efectos cognitivos y valorativos produce en los participantes, con el fin de articular decisiones colectivas y acción institucional. Como soporte pragmático y empírico de las ideas trabajadas, se utiliza la figura del presupuesto participativo, que constituye un espacio de participación orientado a la propuesta, deliberación y toma de decisiones relacionadas con la política pública. El texto concluye señalando la importancia de aspectos como la valoración de la solidaridad y la democracia interna en las asambleas ciudadanas, la valoración del tiempo y la información disponibles para el debate o la percepción del grado de compromiso institucional como factores que influyen en la calidad deliberativa de procesos participativos ligados a las decisiones públicas. Palabras clave: participación; democracia; deliberación; acción pública; presupuesto participativo Abstract. Deliberative Interaction in Participation Processes Concerning Public DecisionsThis article analyzes the participatory significance and deliberative communication that must be present in citizen participation processes concerning public decisions. The main purpose is to examine the conditions in which deliberation is produced and the cognitive and appreciatory effects of deliberation on the participants in order to articulate collective decisions and institutional action. Participatory budgeting is used as a pragmatic and empirical framework for the ideas under consideration. This experience constitutes a sphere for participation oriented toward proposals, deliberation and decision making on public policy. The paper concludes that aspects such as the assessment of solidarity and internal democracy within citizen assemblies, time and information for the debate or the degree of institutional commitment are important factors that influence the deliberative quality of participative processes concerning public decisions.

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Deliberative Democracy and Divided Societies

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‘Participatory consociationalism? No, but South Tyrol's Autonomy Convention is evidence that power‐sharing can transform conflicts’

‘Participatory consociationalism? No, but South Tyrol's Autonomy Convention is evidence that power‐sharing can transform conflicts’

Soft OR comes of age—but not everywhere!

La interacción deliberativa en los procesos de participación vinculados a las decisiones públicas

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