The dissatisfied and the engaged
Citizen Support for Citizens’ Assemblies and Their Willingness to Participate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6074130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colm D Walsh (University College Dublin), Colm Walsh (0000-0002-7519-2153, University College Dublin, corresponding author), Johan A Elkink (0000-0002-8275-533X, University College Dublin) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 647-666 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07907184.2021.1974717 |
| OpenAlex | W4200575334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 50 |
Ireland is a setting where citizens’ assemblies (CAs) have played a prominent role, driving considerable policy change and impactful referendum initiatives. Irish citizens are therefore particularly likely to be aware of the potential of such deliberative processes. We examine citizen’s support for political reforms towards more deliberation, as well as their potential willingness to engage. We find that support and participation are driven by citizens who are dissatisfied with the regime, or who are particularly likely to be politically engaged. While the former tend to support most types of political reforms, the latter are in particular driven towards more deliberative modes of politics. Our findings furthermore suggest that participation rates in CAs will be lower among some cohorts of society than others and correlated with factors such as education, political interest, and perceived corruption
Citizen journalism · Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Irish · Language change · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Referendum · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
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Who Wants To Deliberate-And Why
Deliberative Impacts
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |