Universities and public deliberation

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ID12428153
AuthorsPatrick W Hamlett (North Carolina State University, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume11
Issue4
Pages15-24
Publication date2003-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOn the Horizon The International Journal of Learning Futures (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1074-8121 • E-ISSN: 2054-1708
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/10748120310508046
OpenAlexW2063603769
LanguageEN
References cited33

This article makes two points: first, that greater public deliberation is needed to enhance the democratic steering of technological change and, second, that universities are particularly well situated to provide an institutional foundation for such deliberations. Existing problems with policy making about issues with significant scientific and/or technological components are considered, along with the prospect that structured public deliberation might help close an evident democratic deficit in scientific and technological policy making. Several kinds of public deliberations are described, with special emphasis on the Danish Consensus Conference model. The basic requirements for effective public deliberations are discussed, along with several issues that need fundamental research. Finally, a scenario of multiple public deliberative exercises scaled at the national level is discussed

Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Engineering ethics · Foundation (evidence · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Public relations · Situated · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

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