The Empirical Study of Deliberative Democracy: Setting a Research Agenda

Rosenberg, Shawn W.

doi:10.1057/palgrave.ap.5500105

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“…2 To the extent that decisions, policies, and laws track these desiderata, democratic legitimacy obtains. While this normative vision is foundational to deliberative theory, early work in the field blended intrinsic claims with instrumental ones (Rosenberg, 2005). As Tali Mendelberg (2002) notes, deliberation -properly conceived and enacted -is not just about the process, but is also supposed "to produce a variety of positive democratic outcomes".…”

Section: The Ideal Of Deliberative Democracy and The (Supposed) Instrmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deliberative Abilities and Influence in a Transnational Deliberative Poll (EuroPolis)

Gerber¹,

Bächtiger²,

Shikano³

et al. 2016

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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Though commanding a prominent role in political theory, deliberative democracy has also become a mainstay of myriad other research traditions in recent years. This diffusion has been propelled along by the notion that deliberation, properly conceived and enacted, generates many beneficial outcomes. This article has three goals geared toward understanding whether these instrumental benefits provide us with good reasons -beyond intrinsic ones -to be deliberative democrats. First, the proclaimed instrumental benefits are systematized in terms of micro, meso, and macro outcomes. Second, relevant literatures are canvassed to critically assess what we know -and what we do not know -about deliberation's effects. Finally, the instrumental benefits of deliberation are recast in light of the ongoing systemic turn in deliberative theory. This article adds to our theoretical understanding of deliberation's promises and pitfalls, and helps practitioners identify gaps in our knowledge concerning how deliberation works and what its wider societal implications might be.

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Section: The Ideal Of Deliberative Democracy and The (Supposed) Instrmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deliberative Abilities and Influence in a Transnational Deliberative Poll (EuroPolis)

Gerber¹,

Bächtiger²,

Shikano³

et al. 2016

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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“…However, in line with more recent emphasis [19,20] on the necessity of moving from abstract ideals to conceptualizations considering human psychology, institutional frameworks, and patterns of social inequality, recent years have seen ever louder calls for a broader conceptualization of deliberation (also called dialogical or relational) which includes in the conceptualization and analysis of deliberative processes the emotional, identity, value and interpersonal aspects and alternative communication forms (e.g., story-telling, bargaining, rhetorics, humour, personal experiences sharing) [21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

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“…Research is especially lacking in the area of subjective and intersubjective (psychological) aspects, both in institutional contexts and in small-group public deliberations [20,32]. As Elster [33; p.14], vividly argues: "theories of deliberative democracy mostly neglect elementary facts of human psychology."…”

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“…As Elster [33; p.14], vividly argues: "theories of deliberative democracy mostly neglect elementary facts of human psychology." Several authors [19,20] have pointed out the absence of exploration on the influence of intersubjective orientations on deliberation quality, i.e. how participants in a deliberative process perceive other participants and how they interpret other participants' 2 of themselves.…”

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“…Factors that influence it are diverse and also under-researched so far [38,39], as are psychological factors that affect the transformational potential of attitudes and readiness to harmonize own attitudes with those of others [40,37]. Therefore, there have been quite some calls to investigate of individual, psychological factors stimulating or hindering deliberation, not only cognitive ones, but also personality [37], affective [41,42], and motivational factors [43], and also interpersonal and group dynamics in deliberative processes [20,32,44]. Black et al [39], giving the most exhaustive review of the existing methods of measuring various aspects of deliberative processes, expect "that future studies will refine considerably the measures", especially regarding the psychological factors influencing quality of deliberation and outcomes of deliberative processes [39; p.4].…”

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Exploring Psychological Factors Influencing Deliberation

Kuhar¹

2013

: Interdiscip. Descr. Complex Syst.

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In contemporary societies there is a growing need to coordinate and legitimize different perspectives. Instead of a dialogical search for consensus polarizing communication still prevails. The legitimacy of formal political institutions and conventional forms of political participation is in decline; increasingly publicly expressed people's need for a greater influence on social developments reveals a deficit in approaches how to include them more actively in discussions on complex social problems. There has been a growing number of theoretical and empirical appeals to advance deliberation within governmental bodies and public institutions, as well as in a form of direct citizen involvement in (organized) face-to-face meetings. Yet, no radical shift has been made (so far), largely due to poor understanding of subjective and intersubjective (psychological) aspects of deliberation -the exploration of these aspects is the aim of this article. The case is being made for using till now unstudied influence of attachment style on the quality of deliberation and on the readiness to transform and coordinate attitudes with others in a deliberative process.

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The Empirical Study of Deliberative Democracy: Setting a Research Agenda

Cited by 41 publications

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Deliberative Abilities and Influence in a Transnational Deliberative Poll (EuroPolis)

Deliberative Abilities and Influence in a Transnational Deliberative Poll (EuroPolis)

Exploring Psychological Factors Influencing Deliberation

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