Articles
The Contours of Participatory Democracy in the 21st Century
Journal of Deliberative Democracy’s co-editor André Bächtiger challenged Cristina Lafont, Jane Mansbridge and Mark E. Warren to characterise their vision for democracy in the twenty first century and reflect on the role of democratic deliberation in fulfilling this vision.
James Francis Bohman, 1954-2021
The deliberative democracy community celebrates the work and life of Professor James Bohman, a pillar of deliberative democratic theory.
Jürg Steiner, 1935-2020
We pay tribute to Professor Jürg Steiner, one of the pioneers of the empirical study of deliberation.
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 minipublics in Belgium.
Japan Catches the Deliberative Wave
Are we witnessing the rise of a participatory society in Japan? Ayano Takeuchi sends a dispatch from Tokyo.
Truth and reconciliation through dialogue and deliberation: Reflections from a racially divided America
How can deliberation help America heal from racial divisions? Palma Joy Strand tells us how communities in Nebraska work towards addressing the legacies of racial injustice through decentred strategies of creative dialogue, collective commemorations and honest conversations.
A Deliberative Democrat in the Jury Room
Do deliberative democrats make good jurors? Sonia Bussu reflects on her experience as a foreperson in a London jury.
The Challenge of Global Deliberative Democracy
Global citizens’ assemblies can democratise global governance. But how these assemblies are convened need to be democratised too.
Waldenia Model for Deliberative Democracy
How exactly can citizens’ assemblies be a foundation for a full-scale model of deliberative democracy? Marcin Gerwin pitches a big idea.
Voting in a Functional Democracy
Voting is a core tool in a functioning democracy, but it is now in desperate need of improvement. This long read proposes a major reform intended to deal with these problems: The Citizens Election Forum.
Democracy without Shortcuts
Are deliberative minipublics acceptable democratic shortcuts in building a participatory deliberative democracy? Here’s a roundup of this debate.
Frontiers of Deliberative Democracy
A roundup of unresolved issues, silences and emerging themes in the fast-growing scholarship of deliberative democracy featured in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Deliberative Democracy
Welcome to the Deliberative Democracy Digest
The companion piece of the Journal of Deliberative Democracy, The Digest provides a roundup of the latest developments in the theory and practice of deliberative democracy.
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