Equitable Deliberative Participation Design

A Call to Use a Lens of Multidimensional Power

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ID15748720
AuthorsJill K Clark (0000-0002-7415-3355, The Ohio State University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume5
Issue3
Pages204-208
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives on Public Management and Governance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2398-4910 • E-ISSN: 2398-4929
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/ppmgov/gvac011
OpenAlexW4214761387
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited23

There is a long-standing call for the use of deliberative approaches in public participation—taking such forms as deliberative forums, deliberative polling, participatory budgeting, citizen juries, and collaborative planning—the merits of which have been written about extensively (Nabatchi 2010; Neblo 2015; Cooper, Bryer, and Meek 2006). Despite growing interest in deliberative techniques, scholars have critiqued deliberative participation for at least two reasons. First, it is well-established that public institutions that encourage public participation are not neutral spaces. Institutions can exclude people on the basis of a number of identities, including race, gender, ethnicity, immigration status, disability status, and income (Holley 2016). Second, any participation that occurs within an inequitable society can reinforce and even exacerbate inequity (Lee et al. 2015). To confront these challenges proactively, this essay argues that using a lens of multidimensional power-over is a useful way of examining deliberative participation

Citizen journalism · Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Ethnic group · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public participation · Public relations · Sociology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Media and Politics · Urban Planning and Governance · Law · Public Administration

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