Introduction to the Special Issue From Mini-publics to Mass Publics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6378363 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Suiter (0000-0002-2747-8069, Dublin City University, corresponding author), Anastasia Deligiaouri (0000-0002-3517-6212, Dublin City University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4893 • E-ISSN: 1749-4001 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00344893.2022.2158920 |
| OpenAlex | W4361804283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 22 |
Recent years have seen a proliferation of experiments in deliberative democracy, with much focus on the internal workings and throughput legitimacy of such innovations as mini-publics. The research on the links between such mini-publics and the public is still in its infancy and there is a strong debate around the legitimacy of extending the outcomes of small-scale deliberation to the public. This Special Issue addresses the questions of legitimacy mainly from two broad perspectives; the input and the output legitimacy while some papers provide insights on throughput legitimacy as well. Input refers to the representativeness of participants from demographic, attitudinal and intersectional points of view. Output refers to whether the mini-public outputs reflect what the broader electorate would think and how representatives and policymakers deal with their outputs. The papers provide both theoretical and empirical discussion on participants' representativeness in mini-publics and politicians' potential involvement as well as issues of the whole process and how citizens perceive the legitimacy of mini-publics. Analysis also focuses on issues of attitudinal congruence of participants and its importance while other papers examine the impact of mini-publics to the wider electorate by also considering the role the preferences of policymakers have in the whole deliberative process. Theoretical contributions in this special issue analyze the theoretical implications of these democratic innovations for our understanding of democracy and the way forward
Deliberation · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Democratic legitimacy · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public relations · Publics · Representativeness heuristic · E-Government and Public Services · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
Does citizen deliberation inside representative institutions enhance legitimacy among non-participating publics?
Can democratic innovations tackle social-ecological challenges? Gaining insights on transformative governance across European cases
Democracy as a Sphere of Resonance
Abortion Law Illiberalism and Feminist Politics in Comparative Perspective
A meta‐analysis of the effects of democratic innovations on participants’ attitudes, behaviour and capabilities
Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance
Mapping and Measuring Deliberation
The Oxford Handbook of Deliberative Democracy
Deliberation, Participation, and Democratic Legitimacy
Survey Article
The reach of deliberative democracy
Oscillating Between Representation and Participation in Deliberative Fora and the Question of Legitimacy
How do Mini-publics Affect Public Policy? Disentangling the Influences of a Mini-public on Public Policy Using the Sequential Impact Matrix Framework
The Consequences of Deliberative Minipublics
Legitimacy and Economy in Deliberative Democracy
The Third Generation of Deliberative Democracy
Enraged or Engaged? Preferences for Direct Citizen Participation in Affluent Democracies
When do deliberative citizens change their opinions? Evidence from the Irish Citizens’ Assembly
The Concept of Representation in Contemporary Democratic Theory
Participatory Democracy Revisited
Who Wants To Deliberate-And Why
Between Facts and Norms
The Emancipatory Effect of Deliberation
| Citations per year | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |