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Citizen Deliberation in Germany: Lessons from the 'Bürgerrat Demokratie'
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Abstract This article explores the capacity of randomly-selected, citizen deliberation procedures to deliver on their promise to generate inclusive and considered citizen judgements, connecting these to political authority and the broader public sphere. These 'mini-publics' are increasingly adopted in repres... mehr
This article explores the capacity of randomly-selected, citizen deliberation procedures to deliver on their promise to generate inclusive and considered citizen judgements, connecting these to political authority and the broader public sphere. These 'mini-publics' are increasingly adopted in representative democratic systems. Germany is no exception and has been at the forefront of this trend. The article begins with a historical overview of citizen deliberation in Germany, followed by in-depth analysis of the pioneering case of the Bürgerrat Demokratie. This analysis shows mini-publics can produce more inclusive and considered citizen input into policy-making than self-selected participation, but highlights the need for attitudinal stratification in participation selection if mini-publics are to represent politically alienated citizens. Furthermore, it details how the Bürgerrat Demokratie's combination of an innovative, four-phase process design with civil society campaign expertise holds lessons for connecting citizen deliberation to both political authority and the public sphere without institutionalising the process.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
ALLBUS; Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Demokratie; Deliberation; politische Willensbildung; politische Partizipation; Zivilgesellschaft
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Bürgerrat Demokratie; Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften ALLBUS 2018 (ZA5270 v2.0.0)
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 1-25
Zeitschriftentitel
German Politics (2022) Latest Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2022.2088732
ISSN
1743-8993
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0