The growing prominence of deliberative mini-publics and their impact on democratic government

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6074475
AutoresDavid M Farrell (0000-0002-0528-4335, University College Dublin, autor de correspondencia), Les Field (0000-0001-6648-6726, University of Iceland)
Año2022
Volumen37
Número2
Páginas285-302
Fecha de publicación2022-04-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIrish Political Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07907184.2022.2045419
OpenAlexW4220849065
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas53

In the opening lines of Ruling the Void Peter Mair states that ‘[t]he age of party democracy has passed’. In his eyes political parties are failing and with them democracy itself. This paper addresses Mair’s concerns about the state of democracy. We review the latest evidence on how democracies have been innovating over the past twenty years or more, with particular attention to reforms that seek to bring citizens into the heart of discussions about constitutional and institutional reforms and significant policy issues. We show how deliberative mini-publics are becoming a more common feature of democratic government today, and, in some instances, how they are being embedded into the democratic system. We assess the implications for the state of state of democratic government today

Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Publics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics