by Azucena Morán and Melisa Ross | Sep 7, 2021 | Dispatch
Can Deliberation Overcome Its Extractivist Tendencies? Do deliberative processes merely extract knowledge from vulnerable communities without giving them anything in return? We examine alternative practices from the case of CabildoxLatAm. In September 2020, over 400...
by Dimitri Courant | Jun 9, 2021 | Dispatch
The promises and disappointments of the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate France’s grandiose exercise of deliberative democracy serves as a cautionary tale of the state making a promise it cannot keep. Illustration by Clara Cayosa The French Citizens’ Convention...
by Vincent Jacquet, David Talukder, Sophie Devillers, Jehan Bottin and Julien Vrydagh | Dec 18, 2020 | Dispatch
Deliberative Minipublics Has Made It to Mainstream Politics: A Dispatch From Belgium What was once a marginal proposal at democratic reform has now become a central part of the political process. Five political scientists investigate the case of the rise of...
by Ayano Takeuchi | Dec 18, 2020 | Dispatch
Japan Catches the Deliberative Wave Are we witnessing the rise of a participatory society in Japan? Ayano Takeuchi sends a dispatch from Tokyo. Illustration by Geloy Concepcion The Japanese people are faced with a decision of choosing the kind of society they wish to...
