Revisiting “The Voice of the People
An Evaluation of the Claims and Consequences of Deliberative Polling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6252383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laurel S Gleason (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371-392 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913811.2011.635872 |
| OpenAlex | W1995002124 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
Political scientist James Fishkin has devised “deliberative polling” as a means to better informed, more autonomous, and more reflective participant opinion. After a deliberative poll, this improved form of public opinion can be disseminated to the general public and to policy makers so as to influence public opinion (as it is normally construed) and public policy. Close examination of the results of deliberative polling, however, suggests no evidence of a normatively desirable gain in informed, autonomous, or considered opinion—as opposed to minor gains in participants' general political knowledge and in ideological constraint, which is likely attributable to the pre-packaged “expert” views set forth in the briefing materials provided to the participants
Constraint (computer-aided design · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Polling · Public opinion · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Projection or Persuasive Press? Contrary Effects of Personal Opinion and Perceived News Coverage on Estimates of Public Opinion
The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics
The theory of communicative action
The State of Democratic Theory
Thinking through Democracy
Experimenting with a Democratic Ideal
Handle with Care
Introduction
Rational Public Opinion or Its Manufacture? Reply to Page
The nature of belief systems in mass publics (1964)
Democratic Theories & the Study of Public Opinion
Against Deliberation
The Practice of Deliberative Democracy
In Defense of Policy Polling
Is Public Opinion an Illusion
Disaggregating Deliberation’s Effects
Back on the Bandwagon
Considered Opinions
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |