Category Archives: Deliberative Democracy

Deliberative democracy and the media

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Simon John Niemeyer

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

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Andrea

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

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Luisa Batalha

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?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Nicole Paula Curato

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

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Simon John Niemeyer

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

Posted on April 22, 2012 by elainesantos

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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