Many citizens in the US and abroad fear that democratic institutions have become weak, and continue to weaken. Politics with the People develops the principles and practice of'directly …
Deliberative democrats seek to link political choices more closely to the deliberations of common citizens, rather than consigning them to speak only in the desiccated language of …
We introduce the concept of a Visual Backchannel as a novel way of following and exploring online conversations about large-scale events. Microblogging communities, such as Twitter …
This study presents a review of the current state-of-research on e-participation through social media, and classifies the current literature with respect to four broad aspects, namely …
About every eight decades, coincident with the most stressful and perilous events in US history—the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and the Great Depression and World War II—a …
LW Black - New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter reviews some of the online tools civic organizations have used to engage adults successfully in deliberation and action around public issues. The chapter offers …
Do formal deliberative events influence larger patterns of political discussion and public opinion? Critics argue that only a tiny number of people can participate in any given …
Las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) son un buen instrumento para fortalecer los principios que caracterizan el trabajo del Parlamento-; representación …
MA Neblo - Common voices: The problems and promise of a …, 2007 - polisci.osu.edu
The case for institutional deliberative reform does not go through unless we assume that it changes opinions via mechanisms congruent with normative theories of deliberation. Yet …