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Deliberativna demokracija i javnosti u malom
DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY AND MINI-PUBLICS

Author(s): Graham Smith
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: deliberation; deliberative democracy; mini-publics; democratic participation

Summary/Abstract: The increasing use of mini-publics in the policy process, ranging from citizens’ juries and deliberative polls to the more recent British Columbia Citizens’ Assembly, has coincided with the emergence of theories of deliberative democracy. A growing number of deliberative democrats have turned their attention to mini-publics arguing that they embody desirable institutional characteristics. This article analyses the extent to which mini-publics live up to the deliberative ideal and the ways in which the analysis of the practice of mini-publics allows us to reflect on the evaluative commitments of theorists.

  • Issue Year: XLV/2008
  • Issue No: 03-04
  • Page Range: 27-58
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Croatian
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