The Empirical Study of Deliberative Democracy: Setting a Research Agenda

Author: Rosenberg, Shawn

Source: Acta Politica, Volume 40, Number 2, July 2005 , pp. 212-224(13)

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Abstract:

Deliberative democracy has emerged as a leading concern of political theory and its principles have guided over a 1,000 experiments in citizen participation in local governance. Despite its importance, very little systematic empirical research has been conducted. Here an attempt is made to enumerate the key questions that should guide empirical research on the deliberative capacities of ordinary citizens, the qualities of the deliberative processes in which they participate and the effects of deliberation on collective outcomes and on individual participants. The paper closes with a discussion of the likely results of this research and their implications for a possible reconstruction of the theory and practice of deliberative democracy.Acta Politica (2005) 40, 212–224. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ap.5500105

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ap.5500105

Affiliations: 1: aUniversity of California, 4119 Social Sciences Plaza A, Mail Code: 5100, Irvine, CA 92697, USA., Email: swr@uci.edu

Publication date: 2005-07-01