Fit to govern? Comparing citizen and policymaker perceptions of deliberative democratic innovations

Vesa Koskimaa, Lauri Rapeli

Tutkimustuotos: LehtiartikkeliArtikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

14 Sitaatiot (Scopus)
100 Lataukset (Pure)

Abstrakti

Democratic innovations, such as the introduction of deliberative mini-publics, have attracted increasing attention. The assumption is that involving citizens more directly in policymaking offers a way to address the widespread decline in public trust in the democratic process and traditional forms of engagement, such as voting in elections. While a thriving literature discusses the merits of mini-publics from a citizen perspective, scholars have neglected the views of policymakers. To fill the gap, we draw on two recent surveys conducted in Finland to examine citizens' and policymakers' attitudes to mini-publics. The data show that citizens report high levels of trust in the capacity of a deliberative citizen body to produce meaningful policies. However, policymakers are more sceptical about their value. This finding is important because it may well have implications for the willingness of policymakers to create mini-publics and take their recommendations into account.

AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
Sivut637-652
JulkaisuPolicy and Politics
Vuosikerta48
Numero4
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - lokak. 2020
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Julkaistu artikkeli, soviteltu

Sormenjälki

Sukella tutkimusaiheisiin 'Fit to govern? Comparing citizen and policymaker perceptions of deliberative democratic innovations'. Ne muodostavat yhdessä ainutlaatuisen sormenjäljen.

Viittausmuodot