Experimental Methods

Kimmo Grönlund; Kaisa Herne

Experimental Methods

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Abstract

The chapter introduces Experimental Methods, detailing the kinds of experiments
currently used in deliberative democracy research, including face-to-face, online, laboratory, and field experiments. We elaborate on how they use experimental methods to examine and detect causal relationships in deliberative mini-publics, such as citizens’ assemblies, citizens’ juries, and deliberative polls. The chapter also provides insight into an experiment on enclave deliberation and group polarization in deliberative processes. We reflect on the future of experimentation on deliberation and discuss the kinds of methodological innovations needed to advance the empirical research in the field.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Methods in Deliberative Democracy
Editors	Selen A. Ercan, Hans Asenbaum, Nicole Curato, Ricardo F. Mendonça
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	11
Pages	163-174
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	978-0-19-284892-5, 978-0-19-287336-1
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2022
MoE publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

Keywords

Deliberation
Deliberative democracy
Deliberative mini-public
democratic innovation
Experiments
Experiment design
Experimental research

UN SDGs

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Grönlund, K. (Principal Investigator)
Sitra, Åbo Akademi Foundation sr
01/03/19 → 28/02/23
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Experimental Methods

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