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Category Archives: Deliberative Democracy
Deliberative democracy and the media
Deliberative democracy is based on the principle that politics should be inclusive, deliberative and consequential. This means that there need to be mechanisms to ensure that all those affected by collective decisions should be able to influence the outcome and … Continue reading
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Deliberating around the world
From October 5th to 7th 2012 an interesting deliberative event was realized in Italy. The experiment took place in Monteveglio (BO) Emilia Romagna, a region which has had historically a primary role in the political development of modern Italy. In … Continue reading
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A deliberative proposal for psychological experimentation
The field of social psychology is dominated by the experimental paradigm. The typical participant in social psychological experiments is an undergraduate that takes part in the experiment either because of course requirements or because there is some reward being offered. … Continue reading
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Is there a deliberative argument against female genital mutilation?
Elaine Santos has this interesting habit of randomly asking difficult questions over morning tea. This week, her pop quiz question is “Is there a deliberative argument against female genital mutilation?” (Last week it was “What do we do with asylum … Continue reading
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Good political deliberation involves listening and empathy, a rare beast it seems
There is a good commentary piece in the Age today about the perils of political communication and the tendency for people (and I mean all of us) to interpret what we are reading or listening to from our own particular … Continue reading
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“Decisions, Decisions: Why Deliberate if Leaders hold all the Power?” by Jonathan Kuyper
Politics is fundamentally about power. Determining who we are as political animals and how power shapes societal interactions are perhaps the most basic questions in the study of politics. This, at least, is my intuition. For a long time, I … Continue reading
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