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 …

The vast and wonderful knowledge of this universe is locked in the bosoms of its individual
souls. To tap this mighty reservoir of experience, knowledge, beauty, love, and deed we …

Perhaps the most prominent philosophical concern underlying Seyla Benhabib's work is the
search for “the concrete universal.” This fundamental question is as old as philosophy itself …

Deliberative democracy has challenged two widely-accepted nostrums about democratic
politics: that people lack the capacities for effective self-government; and that democratic …

Scholars of participatory democracy have long noted dynamic interactions and
transformations within and between political spaces that can foster (de) democratisation. At …

Despite some prominent critics, deliberative democrats tend to be optimistic about the
potential of deliberative mini‐publics. However, the problem with current practices is that …

The systemic turn in deliberative democratic theory has shifted the focus away from seeking
to design separate, internally deliberative 'mini-publics' and towards a new appreciation of …

Deliberative mini-publics are institutions in which a diverse body of citizens is selected
randomly to reason together about an issue of public concern. Despite the intense scholarly …

This article investigates citizens' refusal to take part in participatory and deliberative
mechanisms. An increasing number of scholars and political actors support the development …