No democratic state has yet implemented a climate plan strong enough to meet the goals of
the Paris Agreement. This has led some to argue that democracy cannot cope with a …

This paper reviews the various connections that can exist between the design of
participatory processes and the different kind of results that they can entail. It details how …

Democracy requires a connection to the'will of the people'. What does that mean in a world
of'fake news', relentless advocacy, dialogue mostly among the like-minded, and massive …

Bringing together ten leading researchers in the field of deliberative democracy, this
important book examines the features of a Deliberative Mini-Public (DMP) and considers …

This paper is positioned at the intersection of two literatures: partisan polarization and
deliberative democracy. It analyzes results from a national field experiment in which more …

Over the past two decades we have heard an historically unprecedented volume of talk
about and praise of democracy, and many governmental, non-governmental, and …

Ireland has become something of a trail-blazer in the use of deliberative methods in the
process of constitutional review. It is the first case in which the process has been employed a …

Citizens' assemblies can contribute to inclusive, citizen-driven policymaking. This
commentary focuses on Ireland's Citizens' Assembly, an internationally acclaimed …

This chapter examines the way in which proportional representation by means of the single
transferable vote (PR-STV) came to be adopted as the Irish electoral system and discusses …

One of the key shifts in contemporary politics is the trend towards greater personalization.
Collective actors such as political parties are losing relevance. Citizens are slowly …