Major findings and paths for research

A concluding note

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6259172
AutoresYannis Papadopoulos (0000-0001-5462-3228, University of Lausanne), Philippe Warin (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Año2007
Volumen46
Número4
Páginas591-605
Fecha de publicación2007-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-6765.2007.00700.x
OpenAlexW2111851861
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas15

In this concluding note, the editors of this special issue first produce a synthesis of the findings of the empirical cases. Regarding delegation problems in the participatory devices under scrutiny, the conclusions are contrasting, and the outcome depends very much on the institutional design of each procedure, and on the kind of skills that are necessary to participate. Regarding the quality of deliberations, moderately positive conclusions are reached as a rule. With respect to the efficiency of these mechanisms, the results are much more limited: their decisional impact is weak, with the exception of the most elitist mechanisms, and the procedures under scrutiny did not seem to have any lasting integrative or ‘educative’ effects on the participants. Also, the situation with respect to transparency is problematic: there is no link between the degree of formalisation and influence on decisions, and most mechanisms are weakly publicised. In the end, the editors underline shifts in legitimacy principles induced by these procedures and sketch some paths for future research that should include a survey of the interplay between these procedures, the representative framework at large and other kinds of shifts in policy making

Ambiguity · Citizen journalism · Delegation · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Positive economics · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Scrutiny · Sketch · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Media and Politics