Do Voters Trust Deliberative Minipublics? Examining the Origins and Impact of Legitimacy Perceptions for the Citizens’ Initiative Review

Már, Kristinn; Gastil, John

doi:10.1007/s11109-021-09742-6

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“…Some have stressed the role of political attitudes such as political efficacy, political interest, social trust, or left-right self-placement (Christensen and von Schoultz 2019; García-Espín and Ganuza 2017; Gherghina and Geissel 2020; Jacquet, Niessen, and Reuchamps 2022; Rojon and Pilet 2021). Others underline the effect of socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, and education (Coffé and Michels 2014; del Río, Navarro, and Font 2016; Már and Gastil 2023; Vandamme et al 2018). These explanations also apply to support for models of government that broadly give citizens a greater role (Bengtsson and Christensen 2016; Font, Wojcieszak, and Navarro 2015; Gherghina and Geissel 2020; Webb 2013) or for other instruments of citizen participation such as referendums (Bowler and Donovan 2019; Bowler, Donovan, and Karp 2007; Schuck and de Vreese 2015).…”

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Support for Deliberative mini-Publics among the Losers of Representative Democracy

Pilet,

Bedock,

Talukder

et al. 2023

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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The literature on deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) establishes a link between political dissatisfaction and support for DMPs. However, little is known about the sources of political dissatisfaction that trigger this support. Our research tackles this specific question and claims that citizen dissatisfaction is rooted in a position of ‘losers of representative democracy’, which leads citizens to be more open to reforms that move away from the representative model. Building on the literature on loser's consent, we focus on the effect of voting for a party not associated with the government and of descriptive and substantive (under)-representation in support of DMPs. We rely on a comparative survey conducted across fifteen Western European countries. Supporters of opposition parties and those who are badly represented, both descriptively and substantively, are more supportive of DMPs. These findings have important implications for understanding the public appeal for deliberative democracy instruments.

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Section: Theory and Hypotheses: Support For Mini-publics And Losers O...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Support for Deliberative mini-Publics among the Losers of Representative Democracy

Pilet,

Bedock,

Talukder

et al. 2023

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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“…Some argue that deliberative democracy would indeed affect the attitudes of non‐participating citizens. By its role in policymaking, it would help engage the population in politics (Beauvais & Warren, 2019; Màr & Gastil, 2021; Setälä & Smith, 2018). This is particularly crucial for citizens who have lost trust in politicians and representative democracy (Boulianne, 2018; Curato et al., 2020; Fung, 2006; Zittel & Fuchs, 2006).…”

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“…In order to build hypotheses about who supports deliberative citizens’ assemblies and why, we mobilize the theoretical literature on the virtues of deliberative democracy, as well as the recent empirical studies that investigate public support for deliberative institutions (e.g., Boulianne, 2018; Bedock & Pilet, 2020a; Goldberg, 2021; Jacobs & Kaufman, 2021; Már & Gastil, 2021, Pow, 2021; Rojon et al., 2019; Rojon & Pilet, 2021; Talukder & Pilet, 2021; van der Does & Kantorowicz, 2021). We also build on the numerous studies that examine support for referendums and, more generally, for a greater role of citizens in policymaking (e.g., Bowler et al., 2007; Christensen, 2020; Dalton et al., 2001; Donovan & Karp, 2006; Esaiasson et al., 2019; Gherghina & Geissel, 2019, 2020; Landwehr & Harms, 2020; Neblo et al., 2010; Schuck & de Vreese, 2015; Webb, 2013; Werner, 2020).…”

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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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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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“…Las democracias enfrentan una crisis de legitimación que, en opinión de algunos académicos, ha abierto un espacio propicio para el desarrollo de populismos de distinto signo (Elstub y otros, 2016). Esta crisis estaría vinculada a la incapacidad de las democracias occidentales para incluir plenamente a las minorías en la toma de decisiones o producir políticas sociales y económicas igualitarias (Már y Gastil, 2021).…”

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Crowdlaw y parlamento digital en procesos de creación de normas

Soto Barrientos,

Fuentes Bravo,

Millaleo Hernández

2024

Rev. chil. derecho tecnol. (en línea)

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Este trabajo reflexiona sobre experiencias relevantes de deliberación ciudadana en los procesos de creación normativa abierta, a través de medios digitales, que se han efectuado en Chile —como formas de parlamento digital— en los mecanismos de participación de los procesos constituyentes chilenos. Todo esto en el contexto de su creciente avance en el mundo para reconectar a la ciudadanía con los sistemas políticos democráticos. Los desarrollos en Chile, así como en la experiencia comparada, muestran la necesidad de regular la deliberación y su impacto en los procesos de creación normativa.

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Do Voters Trust Deliberative Minipublics? Examining the Origins and Impact of Legitimacy Perceptions for the Citizens’ Initiative Review

Cited by 8 publications

References 83 publications

Support for Deliberative mini-Publics among the Losers of Representative Democracy

Support for Deliberative mini-Publics among the Losers of Representative Democracy

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

Crowdlaw y parlamento digital en procesos de creación de normas

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