Because Political Knowledge Matters: The Impact of Deliberation on Young Citizens' Opinions
Because Political Knowledge Matters: The Impact of Deliberation on Young Citizens' Opinions
Author(s): Anastasia Deligiaouri, Amalia Triantafillidou, Alexandros Kleftodimos, Theodora Papadopoulou, Reymondos Alvanos, Georgios Lappas, Prodromos YannasSubject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Politics and communication, Politics and society
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Deliberation;Public Opinion Polls;Deliberative Democracy;Knowledge;Political Participation;
Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses the importance of “knowledge” and “access to information” in the formation of young citizens’ opinion through deliberative procedures. The research presented in this paper is grounded in the theoretical framework of deliberative democracy as a democratic model and procedure that allows participants to be engaged in a rational and open dialogue before deciding on a particular issue. Our research draws empirically upon a deliberative event that took place in October 2014 at the Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences in Greece. The topic of deliberation was “Political Public Opinion Polls.” The results of this study are commensurate with the dominant thesis in the relevant literature, which underlines that the deliberative procedure enriches the knowledge of citizens and thus enables them to participate effectively in the decision making process.
Journal: Medijske studije
- Issue Year: 7/2016
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 86-103
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English